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Where does the word "immaculate" come from? It comes from Latin immaculatus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
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Where does the word "immaculate" come from? It comes from Latin immaculatus, and was adopted directly into English (1400s).
Immaculate’s story begins in Latin: immaculatus meant “unstained.” 'in-', not, plus 'macula', spot. It reached English by 1400s as immaculate. The Immaculate Conception doctrine was defined in 1854. Today, immaculate means perfectly clean.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient immaculatus "unstained", 'in-', not, plus 'macula', spot.
- Stage 2 · English · 1400s immaculate "spotless", the Immaculate Conception doctrine was defined in 1854.