Where does “pomologie” come from?

pomologie (Romanian) comes from French pomologie, 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.

pomologie (Romanian): pomology

Definitions

  1. pomology

Ancestry of “pomologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpomologiepomology
2Latinpōmumany type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.)
3Latinpōmusfruit
4Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂po-h₁ém-os →Every word from Proto-Italic poomos →
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