Where does “pomme purée” come from?
pomme purée (English) comes from French pomme purée, from French pommé, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
pomme purée (English): A very smooth and creamy mashed potatoes dish/sidedish, usually requiring ricers/foodmills and chinois/strainers to make
Definitions
- A very smooth and creamy mashed potatoes dish/sidedish, usually requiring ricers/foodmills and chinois/strainers to make
Ancestry of “pomme purée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pomme purée | pomme puree; mashed potatoes made from the traditional high cuisine method |
| 2 | French | pommé | past participle of pommer; grown round, or like... |
| 3 | Middle French | pomme | — |
| 4 | Old French | pome | apple |
| 5 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 6 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |