Where does “이메일 주소” come from?
이메일 주소 (Korean) comes from Korean 이메일, 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 주소 (Korean): e-mail address
Definitions
- e-mail address
Ancestry of “이메일 주소”, step by step
이메일 주소 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 이메일
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 이메일 | |
| 2 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 3 | Middle French | — | |
| 4 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 5 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 6 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Korean 주소(住所)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 주소(住所) | — |