Where does “gamba” come from?
gamba (Dutch) comes from French gamba, from Spanish gamba, from Catalan gamba, 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 (Dutch): viola da gamba; scampi, prawn
Definitions
- viola da gamba; scampi, prawn
Ancestry of “gamba”, step by step
gamba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French gamba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gamba | large prawn |
| 2 | Spanish | gamba | shrimp; leg; 100 pesos |
| 3 | Catalan | gamba | leg; shrimp |
| 4 | Italian | gamba | leg |
| 5 | Latin | gamba | hock, shank; leg, thigh |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάμπη | caterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Portuguese gambá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | gambá | opossum; skunk; A kind of drum consisting of a... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | gambarus | — |
| 3 | Latin | [[gammarus]], [[cammarus]] | — |
via Italian viola da gamba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | viola da gamba | viola da gamba |