Where does “pomarbejo” come from?
pomarbejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pomarbo, from Esperanto pomo, from French pommé, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus, from Proto-Italic poomos — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
pomarbejo (Esperanto): apple orchard
Ancestry of “pomarbejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | pomarbo | apple tree |
| 2 | Esperanto | pomo | apple |
| 3 | French | pommé | past participle of pommer; grown round, or like... |
| 4 | Middle French | pomme | — |
| 5 | Old French | pome | apple |
| 6 | Latin | pōmum | — |
| 7 | Latin | pōmus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |