Where does “gambacorta” come from?

gambacorta (Italian) 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.

gambacorta (Italian): lame person

Definitions

  1. lame person

Ancestry of “gambacorta”, step by step

gambacorta 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 Italian corta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancortafeminine singular of corto
2Italiancortoshort
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάμπη →