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Where does “pomada” come from?

pomada (Spanish) comes from Spanish poma, 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.

pomada (Spanish): salve, ointment, cream

Definitions

  1. salve, ointment, cream

Ancestry of “pomada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpomafruit; apple; pome
2Latinpōmum—
3Latinpōmus—
4Proto-Italicpoomosfruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂po-h₁ém-ostaken off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
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