Etymograph

English

Mailer

Mailer comes from Old French esmal ‘enamel’, and goes back to Early Medieval Latin smaltum.

  1. Early Medieval Latinmodernsmaltum
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400esmal‘enamel’
  3. EnglishtodayMailer

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Early Medieval Latinmodernsmaltum
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400esmal‘enamel’
  3. EnglishtodayMailer

Linked words

through Early Medieval Latin smaltum

email, enamel

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Early Medieval Latin smaltum / Mailer