A few years ago some researchers recreated (from fragments) one of Leonardo fingerprints and found some traits that are more common in populations of the middle

A few years ago some researchers recreated (from fragments) one of Leonardo fingerprints and found some traits that are more common in populations of the middle east and thus claimed that the mother could have been a slave of levantine (arabic) origin: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/02/arts.artsnews https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/02/arts.artsnews