English
enjambement
Enjambement comes from French enjambement ‘enjambment’, from enjamber ‘to stride’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- ‘to bend, curve’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂em-‘to bend, curve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂emp-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kampā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκαμπήkampḗ‘fixture, bend, winding’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgamba‘(of animals) hock, shank’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jambe‘leg’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘leg’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentenjamber‘to stride’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentenjambement‘enjambment’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂em-‘to bend, curve’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kh₂emp-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*kampā́reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκαμπήkampḗ‘fixture, bend, winding’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEgamba‘(of animals) hock, shank’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jambe‘leg’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘leg’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentenjamber‘to stride’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentenjambement‘enjambment’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- ‘to bend, curve’
campaign, camera, champion, campus, chamber, chimney, cabaret, kemp, champaign, camaraderie, kam, skimp, camber, cantonment, campanile, campagna, chambray, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-
through Ancient Greek καμπή ‘fixture, bend, winding’
through Late Latin gamba ‘(of animals) hock, shank’
through Old French jambe ‘leg’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- / enjambement