Etymograph

English

gummose

From gum + -ose.

Formed from gum + -ose

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, yawn’

Proto-Germanic *gaumô ‘palate’

Proto-West Germanic *gōmō

Old English gōma ‘palate’

Middle English gom

English gum

Today it means

adj gummy; yielding or consisting of gum

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gummose