speckle etymology

Etymology:

• Middle English: speckel, from Old English specca
• Germanic origin, related to:
  • Old Saxon specka
  • Dutch spekje
  • German Speck
  • Danish spæk

Meaning:

• A small spot or mark, usually of a contrasting color
• A small amount or quantity

Origin:

The word "speckle" originally referred to the fatty part of pork, particularly bacon. In Old English, "specca" meant "a piece of meat with streaks of fat." Over time, the word came to be used more generally for any small spot or mark.

speckle relate terms

• speck

  Etymology Old English specca piece of fat lard bacon Proto Germanic spekkaz Proto

• speckle

  Etymology Middle English speckel from Old English specca Germanic origin related to

• bespeckle

  Etymology bespeckle early 17th century from be on over about speckle a sma

• speckle

  Etymology Middle English speckel from Old English specca Germanic origin related to

• spot

  Etymology The word spot traces its origins back to Old English OE specifically to t

• patch

  Etymology The word patch has several possible etymologies Middle Dutch patse or

• stipple

  Etymology Origin Middle English stipelen Meaning to dot or speck Root Old Englis

• blot

  Etymology Middle English blott blot from Proto Germanic blōdaz meaning stain blo

• bolt

  Etymology The word bolt comes from the Old English word bolt which means a short t

• post

  Etymology From Middle English post from Anglo Norman and Old French post from Latin p

• stop

  Etymology The word stop comes from the Middle English word stoppen which itself deri

• fret

  Etymology From Middle English freten fretten freten from Old English fretian to de

• macula

  Etymology Latin macula spot blemish Meaning Macula refers to a spot mark bl

• splash

  Etymology The word splash comes from the Middle English word plaischen which is of o