Where does “Imera” come from?
Imera (Italian) comes from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
Ancestry of “Imera”, step by step
Imera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English email
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 2 | Middle French | — | |
| 3 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 4 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 5 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Latin Himera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Himera | situated between Panormus and Cephaloedium |
| 2 | French | chimère | chimera; chimaera |
| 3 | Latin | chimaera | Chimera |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χίμαιρα | a she-goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |