Where does “e-bostio” come from?

e-bostio (Welsh) comes from Welsh e-bost, from English e-mail, 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.

e-bostio (Welsh): to email

Definitions

  1. to email

Ancestry of “e-bostio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshe-bostemail
2Englishe-mailAlternative spelling of email
3EnglishemailA system for transferring messages from one...
4Middle Frenchemail
5Old Frenchesmalenamel
6Latinsmaltumenamel
7Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
8Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
9Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-