Where does “gamblu” come from?

gamblu (Maltese) comes from Sicilian gàmbiru, from Italian gambero, from Latin cammarus, from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος — a kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite.

gamblu (Maltese): shrimp

Definitions

  1. shrimp

Ancestry of “gamblu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliangàmbiru—
2Italiangamberoprawn
3Latincammaruslobster
4Ancient Greekκάμμαροςa kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος →Every word from Latin cammarus →Every word from Italian gambero →