Gamb

Morpheme

Gamb

Type

free base

Denotation

leg, shank, flexion, bending, curve, turn

Etymology

Middle French gambe, variant of jambe; Old French jambe; Latin gamba, camba; Ancient Greek kampḗ

Evidence

countergambit, gamb, gamba, gambade, gambades, gambado, gambadoed, gambadoes, gambadoing, gambados, gambae, gambist, gambit, gambited, gambiting, gambits, gambs

Notes

gamb, gamba, gam, jamb, and jambe are doublets