Where does “gamba” come from?

gamba (Catalan) comes from Italian gamba, from Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek κάμπη, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

gamba (Catalan): leg; shrimp

Definitions

  1. leg; shrimp

Ancestry of “gamba”, step by step

gamba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian gamba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangambaleg
2Latingambahock, shank; leg, thigh
3Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Late Latin gambarus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingambarus—
2Latincammaruslobster
3Ancient Greekκάμμαροςa kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite

Words derived from “gamba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμπη →