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Where does “majada” come from?

majada (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin maculata, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

majada (Spanish): pen; dung; flock, herd

Definitions

  1. pen; dung; flock, herd

Ancestry of “majada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmaculatanominative feminine singular of maculātus;...
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
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