Where does “pòm malkadi” come from?
pòm malkadi (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole pòm, 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.
pòm malkadi (Haitian Creole): Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana)
Definitions
- Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana)
Ancestry of “pòm malkadi”, step by step
pòm malkadi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole pòm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | pòm | apple |
| 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 |