Where does “maquis” come from?
maquis (Portuguese) comes from French maquis, from Corsican macchia, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
maquis (Portuguese): maquis; macchia; maquis
Ancestry of “maquis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | maquis | macchia; thicket; resistance, underground |
| 2 | Corsican | macchia | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |