Where does “gingiva” come from?

Gingiva comes from Latin gingiva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-, with the original meaning and sense development between these stages unknown.

gingiva (English): The gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the...

Definitions

  1. The gum, consisting of the tissue surrounding the...

Ancestry of “gingiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingingīvagum (in which the teeth are set)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “gingiva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-Every word from Latin gingīva