Where does “échangiste” come from?

échangiste (French) comes from French échange, from Old French eschange, from Old French eschanger, from Vulgar Latin excambiare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

échangiste (French): swinger; swinging

Definitions

  1. swinger; swinging

Ancestry of “échangiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéchangeexchange; first-person singular present...
2Old Frencheschangeexchange; swap
3Old FrencheschangerAlternative form of eschangier
4Vulgar Latinexcambiarepresent active infinitive of *excambiō;...
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicōto impart, share
7Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
8Old Latincom(m)oinis
9Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu