Where does “maketar” come from?
maketar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian makèta, from French maquette, from Italian macchietta, from Italian macchia, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
maketar (Serbo-Croatian): modeler, sketcher
Definitions
- modeler, sketcher
Ancestry of “maketar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | makèta | model |
| 2 | French | maquette | model, mock-up |
| 3 | Italian | macchietta | little spot; speckle; sketch; strange or... |
| 4 | Italian | macchia | stain or smear; spot, fleck; blot, speck,... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |