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
Ancestry of “gôm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gomme | rubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum |
| 2 | Italian | gomma | rubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,... |
| 3 | Latin | gumma | — |
| 4 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 6 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |