Where does “Zellenschmelz” come from?

Zellenschmelz (German) comes from German Zelle, from Old High German zella, from Latin cella — a small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...

Zellenschmelz (German): cloisonné

Definitions

  1. cloisonné

Ancestry of “Zellenschmelz”, step by step

Zellenschmelz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...

via German Schmelz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmelzenamel; glaze, lustre
Every word from Latin cella →Every word from Old High German zella →Every word from German Zelle →