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Where does “pommer” come from?

pommer (French) comes 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 Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

pommer (French): To develop a fruit

Definitions

  1. To develop a fruit

Ancestry of “pommer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpommépast participle of pommer; grown round, or like...
2Middle Frenchpomme—
3Old Frenchpomeapple
4Latinpōmum—
5Latinpōmus—
6Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “pommer”

  • pommé
  • pomey
  • pommé
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →