pomade

The story

1. Latin · derived frompōmum“fruit, apple”
2. Italian · derived frompomata“ointment, pomade”
3. French · derived frompommade
4. English todaypomade

From French pommade, from Italian pomata (“ointment, pomade”), from pomo (“apple”) + -ata (“-ade, -ate: forming nouns”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”). Doublet of pomatum, pomate, and pomace. Early pomades tended to be various kinds of fat mixed with apples for a more pleasing scent.

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