Where does “gambit” come from?
gambit (Romanian) comes from French gambit, from Spanish gambito, 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.
gambit (Romanian): gambit
Definitions
- gambit
Ancestry of “gambit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gambit | gambit |
| 2 | Spanish | gambito | gambit |
| 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 |