Where does “gencive” come from?

gencive (French) comes from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

gencive (French): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “gencive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingingīvagum (in which the teeth are set)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Latin gingīva →