Where does “pomander” come from?

pomander (English) comes from Medieval Latin pomum de ambra, from Latin ambra, from Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος, from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

pomander (English): A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a...

Definitions

  1. A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a...

Ancestry of “pomander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpomum de ambra—
2Latinambraamber; ambergris
3Ancient Greekἄμβροτοςimmortal, divine; belonging to the gods
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥mr̥tósimmortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥mr̥tós →