Where does “pomato” come from?

pomato (English) comes from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

pomato (English): A plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a...

Definitions

  1. A plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a...

Ancestry of “pomato”, step by step

pomato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tomato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomatoA widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...
2Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
3Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
4Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo

via English potato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →