Where does “smaltatrice” come from?

smaltatrice (Italian) comes from Italian smaltare, 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.

smaltatrice (Italian): device used to glaze photographs

Definitions

  1. device used to glaze photographs

Ancestry of “smaltatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmaltareto enamel; to glaze
2Italiansmaltoenamel; glaze; tincture
3Old Occitanesmaltenamel
4Latinsmaltumenamel
5Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
6Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →