Where does “gamba” come from?

gamba (French) comes 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 (French): large prawn

Definitions

  1. large prawn

Ancestry of “gamba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgambashrimp; leg; 100 pesos
2Catalangambaleg; shrimp
3Italiangambaleg
4Latingambahock, shank; leg, thigh
5Ancient Greekκάμπηcaterpillar; silkworm; an eruciform ornament
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

Words derived from “gamba”

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