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.
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Ancestry of “pomander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | pomum de ambra | — |
| 2 | Latin | ambra | amber; ambergris |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄμβροτος | immortal, divine; belonging to the gods |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥mr̥tós | immortal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |