Where does “chanjman” come from?
chanjman (Antillean Creole) comes from French changement, from French changer, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos — to bend; crooked; crooked.
chanjman (Antillean Creole): change
Ancestry of “chanjman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | changement | change |
| 2 | French | changer | to exchange; to change; to change, alter |
| 3 | Old French | changier | to change; to make a change |
| 4 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | cambiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 7 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |