Where does “gingive” come from?

gingive (Old French) comes from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

gingive (Old French): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “gingive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingingīvagum (in which the teeth are set)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Latin gingīva →
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