smalt
English
noun
Definitions
- a deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian smalto derived from smaltum derived from Frankish *smalt (melted fat) derived from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (melt, smelt).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smeltaną
Gloss
melt, smelt
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- smalto English
- melto Finnish
- smaltum Latin
- zománc Hungarian
- smaltare Italian
- smalteria Italian
- smalto Italian
- émail French
- смальта Russian
- emalje Norwegian Bokmål
- *smaltijaną Proto-Germanic
- *smeltaną Proto-Germanic
- emalje Norwegian Nynorsk
- *smelta Old Norse
- smalt Czech
- esmailler Old French
- esmal Old French
- smelten Middle Dutch
- smelzan Old High German
- *smalt gmw-pro
- *smeltan Old Dutch
- *smelten Old Dutch
- smeltan Old Saxon
- smælta Old Swedish
- *smalt Frankish
- smaltum ML