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

See Also

Gam