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Where does “enamelworker” come from?

enamelworker (English) comes from English enamel, from Middle English enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from Old French amailler — to enamel.

enamelworker (English): Someone who works with enamel

Definitions

  1. Someone who works with enamel

Ancestry of “enamelworker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenamelAn opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or...
2Middle Englishenamel—
3Anglo-Normanenamailler—
4Old Frenchamaillerto enamel
Every word from Old French amailler →