cock bred for fighting or from fighting stock, 1670s, from game (n.) in the sporting and amusement sense + cock (n.1). Figurative use by 1727.
gambling
gamboge
gambol
gambrel
game
game-cock
gamekeeper
gamelan
gamely
gamer
gamete
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