English
maculiferous
From macula + -i- + -ferous.
Formed from macula + -i- + -ferous
Proto-Indo-European *smeH- ‘to wipe’
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥Htlóm
Proto-Italic *smaklom
Latin macula ‘spot, stain’
Middle English macula ‘spot on the skin or in the eye’
English macula
Today it means
adj Having maculae or spots.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maculiferous