I'll have the pure unadulterated philology, please!

I hear 'pom' as coming to English through French, so that works for me.

Now technically "pome fruit" is the fruits from Rosaceae that encase the multiple seeds, so maybe that site ought to cover Pears, too?

(my Swiss-method apple manual did cover pears.)

I first looked up -ferous (to hand: Eric Partridge, Origins) and noticed the Latin root fer (ferent) is cognate to English 'bear'?

Next, a web site for Belgian Fries enthusiasts: "pommesfritefer.us"!

Seriously, thanks for your comment.