Where does “макулатура” come from?
макулатура (Russian) comes from German Makulatur, from Latin maculatura, from Latin maculō, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
макулатура (Russian): wastepaper
Definitions
- wastepaper
Ancestry of “макулатура”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Makulatur | wastepaper; something worthless or meaningless;... |
| 2 | Latin | maculatura | nominative feminine singular of maculātūrus;... |
| 3 | Latin | maculō | to stain, make spotted |
| 4 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |