gamba
Latin
noun
Definitions
- (Late Latin) hock, shank
- (Medieval Latin) upper part of leg, thigh
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek καμπή (bend, bending, bow, turn, change, winding) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- (crooked, bend).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kamp-
Gloss
crooked, bend
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gamb English
- gamba English
- gambit English
- *gamba Latin
- *gambarus Latin
- campe Latin
- campus Latin
- Gambadilegno Italian
- centogambe Italian
- controgambetto Italian
- gamba Italian
- gambetto Italian
- gambino Italian
- gambizzare Italian
- sgambetto Italian
- sottogamba Italian
- jambe French
- gamba Spanish, Castilian
- gambito Spanish, Castilian
- κάμπη Ancient Greek
- καμπή Ancient Greek
- *kamp- Proto-Indo-European
- *kh₂emp- Proto-Indo-European
- gamba Portuguese
- gambe Old French
- jambe Old French
- cama Catalan, Valencian
- gamba Catalan, Valencian
- gambă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- gâmba Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- gambe Norman
- këmbë Albanian
- tetëkëmbësh Albanian
- camp, can Middle French
- gambe Middle French
- *kambos Proto-Celtic
- chamma Romansh
- chomma Romansh
- comba Romansh
- tgomba Romansh
- tgomma Romansh
- gjambe Friulian
- jamma Sicilian
- djambe Walloon
- cambo Gaulish
- gambe Picard
- cambita xtg