Where does “changiér” come from?

changiér (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin cambio, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

changiér (Franco-Provençal): to change

Definitions

  1. to change

Ancestry of “changiér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatincambioI exchange, barter
2Gaulishcambionchange
3Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →