Where does “bronzesmithing” come from?
bronzesmithing (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...
bronzesmithing (English): The art or profession of creating items out of...
Definitions
- The art or profession of creating items out of...
Ancestry of “bronzesmithing”, step by step
bronzesmithing 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 smithing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smithing | The work of a smith; the forging of metal |
| 2 | Middle English | smethyng | smithing; metalworking |
| 3 | Middle English | smythen | To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþian | to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | smiþaz | craftsman, smith |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |