English
smearproof
From smear + -proof.
Formed from smear + -proof
Proto-Indo-European *smérus ‘grease, fat’
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Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną ‘to smear, anoint’
Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan ‘to smear’
Old English smerian ‘to anoint or rub with grease, oil, etc’
Middle English smeren
English smear
Today it means
adj Resistant to smearing.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “smearproof”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / smearproof