Maculation
/ˌmækjʊˈleɪʃən/noun
The act of staining or spotting something; the condition of being stained or spotted.
Did you know?Maculation comes from the same Latin root as “immaculate,” so the language of purity and the language of staining are literally two sides of the same ancient mark.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mak-
“To stain, spot, or mark”
Latin
Latin
macula
“A spot, stain, blemish, or mark”
Late Latin
Latin
maculātiō
“A staining or spotting”
Old French
Old French
maculation
“A stain or act of staining”
Middle English
English
maculacioun
“Staining; blemish”
Modern English
English
maculation
“The act or state of being stained or spotted”
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