Etymology of the French word gemme
the Old French word
gemmederived from the Latin word
gemma (bud; jewel, gem)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gembh-Date
The earliest known usage of gemme in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
gemmer,
gemmé,
gemmaireDerivations in other languages
English
gemCognates
Dutch
gemme, English
gem, German
Gemme, Italian
gemma, Latin
gemma, Swedish
gemUsage
Word found in Old French
