- maquette (n.)
[maquette 词源字典]
- "artist's preliminary model or sketch," 1903, from French maquette (18c.), from Italian macchietta "speck," diminutive of macchia "spot," from macchiare "to stain," from Latin maculare (see maculate). From 1893 as a French word in English.[maquette etymology, maquette origin, 英语词源]