Where does “soluemalointi” come from?
soluemalointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish emalointi, from Finnish emaloida, from Finnish emali, from Swedish emalj, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal — to soften, to melt.
soluemalointi (Finnish): cloisonne, cloisonné
Definitions
- cloisonne, cloisonné
Ancestry of “soluemalointi”, step by step
soluemalointi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish emalointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | emalointi | enameling |
| 2 | Finnish | emaloida | To enamel |
| 3 | Finnish | emali | enamel |
| 4 | Swedish | emalj | enamel (coating) |
| 5 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 6 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 7 | Middle French | — | |
| 8 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 9 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 10 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 12 | 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,... |