Where does “smalto” come from?

smalto (English) comes from Italian smalto, from Old Occitan esmalt, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

smalto (English): A piece of coloured glass used in mosaic

Definitions

  1. A piece of coloured glass used in mosaic

Ancestry of “smalto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmaltoenamel; glaze; tincture
2Old Occitanesmaltenamel
3Latinsmaltumenamel
4Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
5Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →
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