Where does “maĉgumo” come from?
maĉgumo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maĉi, from French mâcher, from Middle French mascher, from Old French mascher, from Latin masticō, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...
maĉgumo (Esperanto): chewing gum
Definitions
- chewing gum
Ancestry of “maĉgumo”, step by step
maĉgumo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto maĉi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | maĉi | to chew |
| 2 | French | mâcher | to chew; to begin or prepare some work |
| 3 | Middle French | mascher | to chew |
| 4 | Old French | mascher | to chew |
| 5 | Latin | masticō | to chew |
| 6 | Latin | masticāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαστιχάω | I grind the teeth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μάσταξ | mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,... |