Where does “macular” come from?

macular (Spanish) comes from Spanish mácula, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

macular (Spanish): stained, tainted; to stain; macular

Definitions

  1. stained, tainted; to stain; macular

Ancestry of “macular”, step by step

macular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish mácula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmáculamacula; stain
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

via Latin maculāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaculāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →