esmail

Middle French

noun

Definitions

enamel glossy glaze

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esmal (enamel) derived from Frankish *smalt (melted fat).

Origin

Frankish

*smalt

Gloss

melted fat

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

smaltum Latin
zománc Hungarian
smalto Italian
émail French
*smaltijaną Proto-Germanic
*smeltaną Proto-Germanic
esmailler Old French
esmal Old French
*smalt gmw-pro
*smalt Frankish
smaltum ML