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

enamelworker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English enamel

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

via English worker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishworkerA person who performs labor for a living,...
2Middle Englishwerkere—
Every word from Old French amailler →Every word from Anglo-Norman enamailler →Every word from Middle English enamel →