Where does “kontrgambit” come from?
kontrgambit (Polish) comes from Polish gambit, from English gambit, from Italian gambetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
kontrgambit (Polish): countergambit
Definitions
- countergambit
Ancestry of “kontrgambit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gambit | gambit |
| 2 | English | gambit | An opening in chess, in which a minor piece or a... |
| 3 | Italian | gambetto | trip; gambit |
| 4 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 5 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 6 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 7 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |