Where does “soluemalityö” come from?
soluemalityö (Finnish) comes from Finnish soluemali, from Finnish emali, from Swedish emalj, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum — to soften, to melt.
soluemalityö (Finnish): cloisonne, cloisonné
Definitions
- cloisonne, cloisonné
Ancestry of “soluemalityö”, step by step
soluemalityö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish soluemali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | soluemali | cloisonne |
| 2 | Finnish | emali | enamel |
| 3 | Swedish | emalj | enamel (coating) |
| 4 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 5 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 6 | Middle French | — | |
| 7 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 8 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 9 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |