English

macular

From macula or macule + -ar.

Formed from macule + -ar

Proto-Indo-European *smeH- ‘to wipe’

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Proto-Italic *smaklom

Classical Latin macula ‘a spot, speck, small mark or stain’

Middle French macule

Middle English macule

Today it means

adj Relating to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for detailed central vision

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