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Where does “magullar” come from?

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

magullar (Spanish): to bruise

Definitions

  1. to bruise

Ancestry of “magullar”, step by step

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