Where does “gâmfa” come from?

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

gâmfa (Romanian): to inflate, swell

Definitions

  1. to inflate, swell

Ancestry of “gâmfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangâmfăcrop, maw, gizzard
2Vulgar Latingamphae—
3Ancient Greekγαμφαίjaw of an animal, beak
4Ancient Greekγαμφηλαίjaws of animals; bill or beak of birds

Words derived from “gâmfa”

Every word from Ancient Greek γαμφηλαί →Every word from Ancient Greek γαμφαί →Every word from Vulgar Latin gamphae →