Where does “changingly” come from?
changingly (English) comes from English changing, from English change, from Middle English chaungen, from Anglo-Norman chaunger, from Old French changier, from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium — to bend; crooked; crooked.
changingly (English): In a changing manner
Definitions
- In a changing manner
Ancestry of “changingly”, step by step
changingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English changing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | changing | present participle of change; Change; alteration |
| 2 | English | change | To become something different; To make something... |
| 3 | Middle English | chaungen | to change; to modify |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | chaunger | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of changier |
| 5 | Old French | changier | to change; to make a change |
| 6 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 7 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 8 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 9 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |