Where does “tiragomas” come from?
tiragomas (Spanish) comes from Spanish goma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
tiragomas (Spanish): slingshot
Ancestry of “tiragomas”, step by step
tiragomas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish goma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | goma | rubber; gum; glue |
| 2 | Latin | gumma | — |
| 3 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 5 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |
via Spanish tirar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tirar | to throw, to toss; to throw out, to toss, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | teraną | to tear; snatch or pull off (from); tug |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |