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Where does “gome” come from?

gome (Anglo-Norman) comes from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

Ancestry of “gome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingummagum
2LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
3Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
4Egyptianqmyanointing oil
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