Where does “pome” come from?

pome (Bourguignon) comes from Old French pome, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

pome (Bourguignon): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “pome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpomeapple
2Latinpōmumany type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.)
3Latinpōmusfruit
4Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os →Every word from Proto-Italic poomos →