E. Rossoni proposes that this surname could derive from an occupational name, linked to someone who worked rubber or who fitted the outer part of carriage wheels. According to Rossoni, it is a surname typical of Veneto, with a presence especially in Padua and its area.

F. De Laurentiis offers a different hypothesis: the base would be a nickname derived from gomito ("elbow"), a term found in Italian idioms (modi di dire) that allude both to drinkers —those who "raise the elbow"— and to tireless workers —those who "use the elbow".