Where does “encía” come from?

encía (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish enzia, from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

encía (Spanish): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “encía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishenziagum
2Latingingīvagum (in which the teeth are set)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Latin gingīva →Every word from Old Spanish enzia →
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