Where does “gommage” come from?
gommage (French) comes from French gommer, from French gomme, from Italian gomma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
gommage (French): erasing, rubbing-out; scouring; exfoliation,...
Definitions
- erasing, rubbing-out; scouring; exfoliation,...
Ancestry of “gommage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | gommer | to gum; to erase, rub out |
| 2 | French | gomme | rubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum |
| 3 | Italian | gomma | rubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,... |
| 4 | Latin | gumma | — |
| 5 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 7 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |