Where does “εμαγιέ” come from?
εμαγιέ (Greek) comes from French émaillé, from French émailler, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt — to soften, to melt.
εμαγιέ (Greek): enamel, enamelled ware; smalt; enamel
Definitions
- enamel, enamelled ware; smalt; enamel
Ancestry of “εμαγιέ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | émaillé | past participle of émailler; enamel |
| 2 | French | émailler | to enamel; to mar, spoil, blemish |
| 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 |