Where does “hammasemali” come from?
hammasemali (Finnish) comes from Finnish emali, from Swedish emalj, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt — to soften, to melt.
Ancestry of “hammasemali”, step by step
hammasemali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish emali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | emali | enamel |
| 2 | Swedish | emalj | enamel (coating) |
| 3 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 4 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 5 | Middle French | — | |
| 6 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 7 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 8 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |