Where does “emaliować” come from?
emaliować (Polish) comes from Polish emalia, from German emaille, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt — to soften, to melt.
emaliować (Polish): to enamel
Definitions
- to enamel
Ancestry of “emaliować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | emalia | enamel |
| 2 | German | emaille | enamel; vitreous enamel; porcelain enamel |
| 3 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 4 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 5 | Middle French | — | |
| 6 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 7 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 8 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |