Where does “bronzesmith” come from?
bronzesmith (English) comes from English bronze, from French bronze, from Italian bronzo, from Italian bronzare, from Romanian bronza, from French bronzer, from French -er, from Middle French -er — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
bronzesmith (English): A maker of bronze articles
Definitions
- A maker of bronze articles
Ancestry of “bronzesmith”, step by step
bronzesmith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bronze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bronze | A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of... |
| 2 | French | bronze | bronze metal, work of art |
| 3 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 5 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 6 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 7 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
via English Smith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Smith | (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) |
| 2 | Middle English | smiþ | Alternative form of smyth |
| 3 | Middle English | smyth | A blacksmith; one who works with iron; A... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþ | smith |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþ | craftsman, smith |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |