Where does “cambist” come from?
cambist (English) comes from French cambiste, from Italian cambista, from Italian cambio, from Vulgar Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos — to bend; crooked; crooked.
cambist (English): A banker; a money changer or broker; one who...
Definitions
- A banker; a money changer or broker; one who...
Ancestry of “cambist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cambiste | foreign exchange trader |
| 2 | Italian | cambista | foreign exchange dealer |
| 3 | Italian | cambio | exchange; change; gear, stickshift |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cambiare | to change, exchange; present active infinitive of... |
| 5 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 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 |