Where does “pomegranate” come from?

Pomegranate comes from Middle English pome garnate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Latin granatum meaning seeded, derived from granum meaning grain, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm.

pomegranate (English): A fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, "Punica...

Definitions

  1. A fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, "Punica...

Ancestry of “pomegranate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpome-garnet

Words derived from “pomegranate

Every word from Middle English pome-garnet