Where does “pommade” come from?
pommade (French) comes from Italian pomata, from Italian pomo, from Italian -ata, from Italian -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
pommade (French): ointment; pomade
Definitions
- ointment; pomade
Ancestry of “pommade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pomata | ointment, salve; feminine singular of pomato |
| 2 | Italian | pomo | knob, pommel; apple; pome, fruit |
| 3 | Italian | -ata | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 4 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |