Where does “smalto” come from?

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

smalto (Italian): enamel; glaze; tincture

Definitions

  1. enamel; glaze; tincture

Ancestry of “smalto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smalto”

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