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Where does “enamel” come from?

Enamel comes from Middle English enamelen, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from Old French en- and mailler, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "in."

enamel (English): An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or...

Definitions

  1. An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or...

Ancestry of “enamel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishenamel—
2Anglo-Normanenamailler—
3Old Frenchamaillerto enamel

Words derived from “enamel”

  • enameller
  • enamelware
  • cementoenamel
  • enamelwork
  • enamelin
  • enameler
  • enamelist
  • enamelworks
  • enamelworker
Every word from Old French amailler →