Etymology

speckle

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Today it means: A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. Full definition →

Middle Dutch spekkel
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromspekkel
  2. English todayspeckle

The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.