Etymology of the English word enamel
the English word
enamelderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*smaltjanderived from the Anglo-Norman word
enamaillerderived from the Old French word
esmailderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-Date
The earliest known usage of enamel in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
enamelware,
ameloblast,
enameling,
enameledCognates
Catalan
esmalt, Dutch
émail, French
émail, German
Email, Icelandic
emaléra, Italian
smalto, Lithuanian
emalis, Norwegian
emalje, Polish
emalia, Portuguese
esmalte, Russian
эмaль, Spanish
esmalte, Swedish
emaljUsage
Word found in Modern English
