Where does “pom” come from?
pom (Piedmontese) comes 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.
Ancestry of “pom”, step by step
| 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 |