Where does “gengiva” come from?
gengiva (Italian) comes from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
gengiva (Italian): gum, gingiva
Ancestry of “gengiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gingīva | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
Words derived from “gengiva”