Where does “sacamanchas” come from?
sacamanchas (Spanish) comes from Spanish mancha, from Vulgar Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
sacamanchas (Spanish): stain remover
Ancestry of “sacamanchas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mancha | spot; stain; blemish |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |