Where does “gôm” come from?

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

gôm (Vietnamese): eraser

Definitions

  1. eraser

Ancestry of “gôm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgommerubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum
2Italiangommarubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,...
3Latingumma—
4LatincummiAlternative form of cummis
5Ancient Greekκόμμιgum, obtained from babul
6Egyptianqmyanointing oil

Words derived from “gôm”

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