Morpheme
Pomate
Type
bound base
Denotation
lid, cover
Etymology
Ancient Greek pṓmatos, from pôma
Evidence
pomatia, Pomatias, Pomatiasidae, pomatiid, Pomatiidae, pomatiids, Pomatorhinus, Pomatoschistus, Pomatostomidae, Pomatostomus, Pseudopomatias
Alternative Base Analysis
<Pomati> denoting “pomatias, small land snail with operculum”
alternative modern base analysis without suffixal constructions -iid and -iidae
from Pomatias (<Pomate + -ias>), from Ancient Greek pṓmatos, from pôma
pomatiid, Pomatiidae
