| 【game】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "gamen," and "gamenian." It carries the basic meaning of "game." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "game"]
gamble **[4324] If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
gambling **[4337] Gambling is the act or activity of betting money, for example in card games or on horse racing.
game ****[219] A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle.
[WORD ROOT]root game
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] gam, gamb, game
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) gamen, gamenian
[MEANING]root game
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 gamen joy, fun; game, amusement
- 【Old English】 gamenian to play, joke, pun
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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gamble ★★[4324] verb from game
【DEFINITION】 If you gamble on something, you take a risky action or decision in the hope of gaining money, success, or an advantage over other people.
【Declension/Conjugation】 gambled gambled gambling gambles
【SYNONYM】 venture
【ROOTs】 ⑴ gamb(game); game ⑵ le; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gamenian》 to play, joke, pun
【DERIVATIVEs】 gambler, gambling, gamble
gambling ★★[4337] noun from game
【DEFINITION】 Gambling is the act or activity of betting money, for example in card games or on horse racing.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 gamble + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ gamb(game); game ⑵ l(le); diminutive suffix ⑶ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English gamen》 joy, fun; game, amusement
【First Known Meaning】 habitual indulgence in gambling,
【DERIVATIVEs】 gambler, gambling, gamble
game ★★★★[219] noun from game
【DEFINITION】 A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle.
【pl.】 games
【ROOTs】 game; game
【Etymology】 《Old English gamen》 joy, fun; game, amusement
【First Known Meaning】 joy, fun; game, amusement,
【DERIVATIVEs】 gamelike, gamy, game
Other words containing "game"; boardgame, gamer, gaming
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
fus-, fund-
furn
fund
fun
full
fug-, fugit-
front
fright
friend
frequent
