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Etymology of the English word gumshoe

the English word gumshoe
derived from the English word gum
derived from the Old French word gomme
derived from the Latin word gumma
derived from the Latin word gummi (gum, vicid secretion from trees)
derived from the Greek word kommi, κόμμι
derived from the Egyptian word kemai
derived from the Egyptian word ḳmj-t
derived from the English word shoe
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skokhaz

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