Where does “pòm savon” come from?
pòm savon (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 savon (Haitian Creole): A soapberry, especially the wingleaf soapberry
Definitions
- A soapberry, especially the wingleaf soapberry
Ancestry of “pòm savon”, step by step
pòm savon 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 |