English
pomme
Pomme comes from French pomme ‘apple’, from Latin pōmum ‘any type of fruit’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂po-h₁ém-osreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*poomos‘fruit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōmumas poma‘any type of fruit’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pome
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pomme
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘apple’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁em-‘to take’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂po-h₁ém-osreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*poomos‘fruit’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōmumas poma‘any type of fruit’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400pome
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600pomme
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘apple’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- ‘to take’
consumer, premium, assume, assumption, resume, redemption, exempt, consume, redeem, ransom, sumptuous, résumé, consumable, preemption, emptor, overconsumption, 58 more
through Latin pōmum ‘any type of fruit’
Today it means
noun A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an apple.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- / pomme