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Where does “poma” come from?

poma (Spanish) 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.

poma (Spanish): fruit; apple; pome

Definitions

  1. fruit; apple; pome

Ancestry of “poma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōmum—
2Latinpōmus—
3Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “poma”

  • pomada
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