Where does “gànbou” come from?

gànbou (Ligurian) comes from Vulgar Latin gambarus, from Latin cammarus, from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος — a kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite.

gànbou (Ligurian): prawn

Definitions

  1. prawn

Ancestry of “gànbou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingambarus—
2Latincammaruslobster
3Ancient Greekκάμμαροςa kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος →Every word from Latin cammarus →Every word from Vulgar Latin gambarus →