Where does “emalia” come from?
emalia (Polish) comes from German emaille, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną — to soften, to melt.
emalia (Polish): enamel
Definitions
- enamel
Ancestry of “emalia”, step by step
emalia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German emaille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | emaille | enamel; vitreous enamel; porcelain enamel |
| 2 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 3 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 4 | Middle French | — | |
| 5 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 6 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 7 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Polish email
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | — |