enamel

enamel · noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*smeltaną“to melt, smelt”
2. Frankish · derived from*smalt
3. Early Medieval Latin · derived fromsmaltum
4. Old French · derived fromesmailler“to enamel”
5. Anglo-Norman · derived fromenamailler
6. Middle English · inherited fromenamel
7. English todayenamel

From Middle English enamel, from Anglo-Norman enamailler, from en- (“in-”) + amailler (“to enamel”), variant of Old French esmailler (“to enamel”), from esmal (“enamel”), from Early Medieval Latin smaltum, from Frankish *smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt, smelt”).

enamel · verb²

1. Middle English · inherited fromenamelen
2. English todayenamel

From Middle English enamelen, from the noun (see above).

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