Where does “progambling” come from?
progambling (English) comes from English gambling, from English gamble, from English gamel, from Middle English gamlen, from Middle English gamenen, from Old English gamenian, from Old English gamen, from Proto-West Germanic gaman — whale, sea monster; abyss.
progambling (English): In favour of gambling
Definitions
- In favour of gambling
Ancestry of “progambling”, step by step
progambling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gambling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gambling | present participle of gamble; An activity... |
| 2 | English | gamble | A bet or wager; A significant risk, undertaken... |
| 3 | English | gamel | — |
| 4 | Middle English | gamlen | — |
| 5 | Middle English | gamenen | Alternative form of gamen |
| 6 | Old English | gamenian | to entertain or enjoy oneself; to display... |
| 7 | Old English | gamen | game, sport, or pastime; joy, mirth, or pleasure |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | gaman | pleasure, fun, amusement, entertainment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gamaną | a fellow human, associate, companion; pleasure,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 15 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
via English pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |