Etymology

degum

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Today it means: To remove gum from. Full definition →

English gum ← Middle English gumme ← Anglo-Norman gome
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Egyptianqmy
  8. Egyptianqmyt
  9. Ancient Greekκόμμι (kómmi)
  10. Latincummis
  11. Late Latingumma
  12. Anglo-Normangome
  13. Middle Englishgumme
  14. Englishgum
  15. English todaydegum

From de- + gum.

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