Where does “이메일” come from?

이메일 (Korean) 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.

이메일 (Korean): e-mail

Definitions

  1. e-mail

Ancestry of “이메일”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
2Middle Frenchemail—
3Old Frenchesmalenamel
4Latinsmaltumenamel
5Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
6Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “이메일”

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