Etymology of the French word appaumé
the French word
appauméderived from the Old French word
paumederived from the Latin word
palma (the open hand; palm, width of the hand; hand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-using the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of appaumé in French dates from the 17th century.