Etymology of the French word chewing-gum
the French word
chewing-gumderived from the English word
gumderived from the Old French word
gommederived from the Latin word
gummaderived from the Latin word
gummi (gum, vicid secretion from trees)
derived from the Greek word
kommi, κόμμι
derived from the Egyptian word
kemaiderived from the Egyptian word
ḳmj-tderived from the English word
chewDate
The earliest known usage of chewing-gum in French dates from the 19th century.
