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Where does “pomel” come from?

pomel (Old French) comes from Old French el, from Latin alius, from Proto-Italic aljos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

pomel (Old French): decorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff,...

Definitions

  1. decorate sphere on the end of a sword, a staff,...

Ancestry of “pomel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchelsomething else
2Latinaliusother, another, any other; else; different
3Proto-Italicaljos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “pomel”

  • pommel
  • pummel
  • bepommel
  • pommeler
  • pummeler
  • pomel
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