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Where does “gommeux” come from?

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

gommeux (French): gummy; stylish, dandy

Definitions

  1. gummy; stylish, dandy

Ancestry of “gommeux”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gommeux”

  • gommeno
  • γκόμενος
  • γκόμενα
  • γκομενάκι
  • γκομενίτσα
  • γκομενάρα
  • γκομενάκος
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