Where does “gâmfă” come from?

gâmfă (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin gamphae, from Ancient Greek γαμφαί, from Ancient Greek γαμφηλαί — jaws of animals; bill or beak of birds.

gâmfă (Romanian): crop, maw, gizzard

Definitions

  1. crop, maw, gizzard

Ancestry of “gâmfă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingamphae
2Ancient Greekγαμφαίjaw of an animal, beak
3Ancient Greekγαμφηλαίjaws of animals; bill or beak of birds

Words derived from “gâmfă

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