Where does “pomo” come from?

pomo (Ido) comes from Old French pomme, 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.

pomo (Ido): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “pomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchpommeAlternative form of pome
2Latinpōmumany type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.)
3Latinpōmusfruit
4Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os →Every word from Proto-Italic poomos →