English

flamemail

From flame + mail.

A compound of flame + mail

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to shimmer, gleam, shine’

Proto-Italic *flagmā

Latin flamma

Anglo-Norman flaumbe

Middle English flawme ‘a flame’

English flame

Proto-Germanic *malhō ‘leather bag’

Frankish *malhu ‘bag’

Old French male ‘bag, wallet’

Anglo-Norman male

Middle English male ‘bag’

English mail

Today it means

noun Aggressively insulting email.

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

Etymograph / flamemail