Where does “canviar” come from?

canviar (Catalan) comes from Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

canviar (Catalan): to change; to exchange

Definitions

  1. to change; to exchange

Ancestry of “canviar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincambiāre—
2Latincambiōto exchange, barter; change
3LatincambiumA change; cambium
4Gaulishcambionchange
5Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “canviar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →