Where does “pomerancium” come from?
pomerancium (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin arancia, from Arabic نارنج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.
Ancestry of “pomerancium”, step by step
pomerancium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin arancia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | arancia | — |
| 2 | Arabic | نارنج | bitter orange |
| 3 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 5 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via Latin pōmum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 2 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 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 |