[Sca-cooks] gum mastic source

[Decker, Terry D.]

No, the verb is the root of the noun rather than the noun being the qrigin
of the verb.  The Greek term for "mastic" is "mastikhe" (chewing gum)
derived from "mastikhan" (to grind the teeth).  In Latin, the gum is
"mastichum" or "mastiche" while the basic verb form is "masticare."

Bear

> It just hit me, maybe it was obvious to everyone else 'til
> just now.  Is
> this substance "mastic" the origin of the word "masticate," meaning to
> chew?
>
> Selene, Caid
>