macular.
to taint (to contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Meaning & usage
to taint (to contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smeH- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlóm Proto-Indo-European *sm̥Htlóm Proto-Italic *smaklomder. Latin macula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin maculārebor. Portuguese macular Borrowed from Latin maculāre. Doublet of manchar and magoar.
macular (pertaining to the macula)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smeH- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlóm Proto-Indo-European *sm̥Htlóm Proto-Italic *smaklomder. Latin maculabor. Portuguese mácula Portuguese -ar Portuguese macular From mácula + -ar.
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