maculate 词源(Etymology) - 优词词源[英文版]

maculate (adj.)[maculate 词源字典]: "spotted," late 15c., from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare "to make spotted, to speckle," from macula "spot, stain" (see macula). Middle English also had maculation "sexual defilement, sinning" (late 15c.).[maculate etymology, maculate origin, 英语词源]
maculate (v.): early 15c., from Latin maculatus, past participle of maculare "to make spotted, to speckle," from macula "spot, stain" (see macula). Related: Maculated; maculating.