Where does “gomme” come from?

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

gomme (French): rubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum

Definitions

  1. rubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum

Ancestry of “gomme”, step by step

gomme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian gomma

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

via Latin cummis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincummisgum

Words derived from “gomme”

Every word from Egyptian qmy →Every word from Ancient Greek κόμμι →Every word from Latin cummi →