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Where does “poma” come from?

poma (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan poma, from Latin pōma, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

poma (Catalan): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “poma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanpoma—
2Latinpōma—
3Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “poma”

  • pomer
  • pomera
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →