gengiva
Italian (Fiorentino)
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) gum, gingiva
Etymology
Inherited from Latin gingīva (gum, gums) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁- (chew).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵyewh₁-
Gloss
chew
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gingiva Latin
- gingivalis Latin
- gingīva Latin
- gengivale Italian
- gengivectomia Italian
- gencive French
- *ǵyewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *kekǭ Proto-Germanic
- *kewwaną Proto-Germanic
- geniva Catalan, Valencian
- gingie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- جویدن Persian
- denchive Norman
- gengiva Old Portuguese
- dzindzii Aromanian
- enxiva Asturian
- xenxiva Asturian
- zinzie Friulian
- enzia Old Spanish