Where does “cámbaro” come from?

cámbaro (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin gambarus, from Latin cammarus, from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος — a kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite.

cámbaro (Spanish): a species of crab

Definitions

  1. a species of crab

Ancestry of “cámbaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingambarus—
2Latincammaruslobster
3Ancient Greekκάμμαροςa kind of lobster shrimp; a kind of aconite
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος →Every word from Latin cammarus →Every word from Vulgar Latin gambarus →