Where does “pomel” come from?
pomel (Middle English) comes from Old French pomel, from Old French el, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
pomel (Middle English): pommel
Definitions
- pommel
Ancestry of “pomel”, step by step
pomel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French pomel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | pomel | decorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff,... |
| 2 | Old French | el | something else |
| 3 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | aljos | another |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Medieval Latin pomellum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | pomellum | ball, knob |
| 2 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 3 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |