Where does “pòm zombi” come from?
pòm zombi (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 zombi (Haitian Creole): Hippomane spinosa, a toxic plant related to the manchineel
Definitions
- Hippomane spinosa, a toxic plant related to the manchineel
Ancestry of “pòm zombi”, step by step
pòm zombi 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 |
via Haitian Creole zombi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | zombi | — |