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
Ancestry of “soluemalointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | emalointi | enameling |
| 2 | Finnish | emaloida | To enamel |
| 3 | Finnish | emali | enamel |
| 4 | Swedish | emalj | — |
| 5 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 6 | English | email | A system for transferring messages from one... |
| 7 | Middle French | email | — |
| 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 |