Where does “smalț” come from?

smalț (Romanian) comes from Greek σμάλτο, from Italian smalto, from Old Occitan esmalt, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

smalț (Romanian): enamel

Definitions

  1. enamel

Ancestry of “smalț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσμάλτοenamel (fused ceramic coating)
2Italiansmaltoenamel; glaze; tincture
3Old Occitanesmaltenamel
4Latinsmaltumenamel
5Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
6Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
7Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “smalț”

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