Where does “esmalte” come from?

esmalte (Old Portuguese) 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.

Ancestry of “esmalte”, 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 “esmalte”

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