Where does “gumme” come from?

gumme (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman gume, from Late Latin gumma, from Latin gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.

gumme (Middle English): A gum or resin; a sticky syrup from a plant, used...

Definitions

  1. A gum or resin; a sticky syrup from a plant, used...

Ancestry of “gumme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gumme”

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