Where does “gomme” come from?

gomme (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French gomme, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

Ancestry of “gomme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgomme—
2Late Latingummagum
3LatingummiAlternative form of cummis; gum
4Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
5Egyptianqmyanointing oil

Words derived from “gomme”

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