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Pomeranian

po·me·ra·nian

UK/ˌpɒməˈɹeɪniən/ US/ˌpɒməˈɹeɪnjən/ uncommon

noun

1.

breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type

Origin

From Pomerania + -an. Through Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off”), distant doublet of pomegranate, whose first element is from Latin pomum, which itself is from Proto-Italic *poomos (“taken off > fruit”).

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