Where does “soluemali” come from?
soluemali (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.
soluemali (Finnish): cloisonne
Definitions
- cloisonne
Ancestry of “soluemali”, step by step
soluemali 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 |
via Finnish solu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | solu | cell; Short for soluasunto; Indicative present... |
| 2 | Finnish | sola | pass, mountain pass; alley or lane, gap |
| 3 | Swedish | svala | swallow |
| 4 | Old Norse | svala | a swallow; to chill, cool; strong feminine... |
| 5 | Old Norse | svalr | cool, cold |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swalaz | cold |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swelaną | to burn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |