gambito

gambito

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂empeh₂
Proto-Hellenic *kampā́
Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ)bor.
Late Latin gamba
Italian gamba
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Italian -etto
Italian gambettobor.
Spanish gambito

    Borrowed from Italian gambetto. By surface analysis, gamba +‎ -ito.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡamˈbito/ [ɡãmˈbi.t̪o]
    • Rhymes: -ito
    • Syllabification: gam‧bi‧to

    Noun

    gambito m (plural gambitos)

    1. (chess) gambit

    Descendants

    • → Czech: gambit
    • → Esperanto: gambito
    • → French: gambit (see there for further descendants)
    • → German: Gambit
    • → Slovak: gambit

    Further reading

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