Where does “gomos” come from?

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

gomos (Romanian): gummy

Definitions

  1. gummy

Ancestry of “gomos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgommeuxgummy; stylish, dandy
2Frenchgommerubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum
3Italiangommarubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,...
4Latingumma
5LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
6Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
7Egyptianqmyanointing oil
Every word from Egyptian qmy