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Where does “gommelin” come from?

gommelin (English) comes from French gommeline, from French gomme, from Italian gomma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

gommelin (English): dextrin

Definitions

  1. dextrin

Ancestry of “gommelin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgommeline—
2Frenchgommerubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum
3Italiangommarubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,...
4Latingumma—
5LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
6Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
7Egyptianqmyanointing oil
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