Where does “gôm xịt tóc” come from?
gôm xịt tóc (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese gôm, from French gomme, from Italian gomma, from Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι, from Egyptian qmy — anointing oil.
gôm xịt tóc (Vietnamese): hairspray
Definitions
- hairspray
Ancestry of “gôm xịt tóc”, step by step
gôm xịt tóc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese gôm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | gôm | eraser |
| 2 | French | gomme | rubber, eraser; gum, chewing gum; gum |
| 3 | Italian | gomma | rubber, india rubber, caoutchouc; gum; eraser,... |
| 4 | Latin | gumma | — |
| 5 | Latin | cummi | Alternative form of cummis |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόμμι | gum, obtained from babul |
| 7 | Egyptian | qmy | anointing oil |
via Vietnamese tóc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | tóc | headhair |
via Vietnamese xịt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | xịt | to spray, to eject (liquid) |