The story
- Latin · derived frompōmum“fruit, apple”
- Medieval Latin · borrowed frompomatum“cider, ointment”
- English todaypomatum
From Medieval Latin pomatum (“cider, ointment”), from Latin pōmum (“fruit, apple”) + -ātum (“-ate: forming nouns”). Doublet of pomate, pomade, and pomace.
Words from the same roots
Medieval Latinpomatum all →
pomate
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.