Etymology of the French word gomme
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-tDate
The earliest known usage of gomme in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
gommeux,
gommier,
dégommer,
dynamite-gomme,
engommer,
bulgomme,
gommerDerivations in other languages
English
gum, Romanian
gomăCognates
Dutch
gummi, English
gum, German
Gummi, Icelandic
gúmi, Italian
gomma, Lithuanian
guma, Norwegian
gummi, Polish
guma, Spanish
goma, Swedish
gummiUsage
Word found in Old French
