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Etymology of the English word enamel

the English word enamel
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *smaltjan
derived from the Anglo-Norman word enamailler
derived from the Old French word esmail
derived 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, enameled

Cognates

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 emalj

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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