Where does “maculatus” come from?

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

maculatus (Vulgar Latin): stained, spotted, having been stained; defiled,...

Definitions

  1. stained, spotted, having been stained; defiled,...

Ancestry of “maculatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMacula—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →