Where does “smaltare” come from?

smaltare (Italian) comes from Italian smalto, from Old Occitan esmalt, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

smaltare (Italian): to enamel; to glaze

Definitions

  1. to enamel; to glaze

Ancestry of “smaltare”, step by step

smaltare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian smalto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmaltoenamel; glaze; tincture
2Old Occitanesmaltenamel
3Latinsmaltumenamel
4Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
5Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Swedish smälta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmältamelt; molten material; thaw; melt; to become...
2Old Swedishsmæltato melt
3Old Norsesmelta—

Words derived from “smaltare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →