Etymology of the English word gambit
the English word
gambitderived from the French word
gambitderived from the Italian word
gambettoderived from the Old Italian word
gambaderived from the Latin word
gambaderived from the Greek word
kampe, κάμπη
derived from the Greek word
kamptein, κάμπτω
derived from the Spanish word
gambitoderived from the Italian word
gambettoderived from the Old Italian word
gambaderived from the Latin word
gambaderived from the Greek word
kampe, κάμπη
derived from the Greek word
kamptein, κάμπτω
Date
The earliest known usage of gambit in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
gambiet, French
gambit, German
Gambit, Norwegian
gambit, Swedish
gambitUsage
Word found in Modern English
