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Where does “manclare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “manclare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “manclare”

  • manchar
  • manchar
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