English
pomate
Pomate comes from Medieval Latin pomatum ‘cider, ointment’.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500pomatum‘cider, ointment’
- Englishearliest quotation 1625pomate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500pomatum‘cider, ointment’
- Englishearliest quotation 1625pomate
Earliest quotation: 1625, Alexander Garden, Characters and Essays: “Shee with no Pomate paints her Face...”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
assume, consumer, premium, resume, assumption, consume, redemption, exempt, redeem, ransom, sumptuous, résumé, consumable, preemption, emptor, overconsumption, 57 more
through Latin pōmum ‘fruit, apple’
Today it means
noun Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin pomatum / pomate