Etymograph

English

splatter

Uncertain.

A blend of splash + spatter

Dutch spatten ‘to spout, burst’

English spatter

The story

Emerged 1780s.https://www.etymonline.com/word/splatter Possibly a blend of splash + spatter.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

noun An uneven shape or mess created by something dispersing on impact.

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Etymograph / splatter