Where does “meilata” come from?

meilata (Finnish) comes from Finnish meili, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

meilata (Finnish): to email

Definitions

  1. to email

Ancestry of “meilata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmeiliemail
2EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
3Middle Frenchemail—
4Old Frenchesmalenamel
5Latinsmaltumenamel
6Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
7Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
8Proto-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 →