Where does “romãzeira” come from?

romãzeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese romã, from Old Portuguese Roma, from Latin Rōma — Rome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma").

romãzeira (Portuguese): pomegranate shrub/tree

Definitions

  1. pomegranate shrub/tree

Ancestry of “romãzeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseromãpomegranate
2Old PortugueseRoma—
3LatinRōmaRome and/or Constantinople (the latter as "Nova Roma")
Every word from Latin Rōma →Every word from Old Portuguese Roma →Every word from Portuguese romã →