Where does “pomis” come from?
pomis (Friulian) comes from Friulian pome, from Latin pōma, from Proto-Italic poomos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
pomis (Friulian): plural of pome
Ancestry of “pomis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Friulian | pome | fruit |
| 2 | Latin | pōma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |