Where does “cambium” come from?

cambium (French) comes from Late Latin cambium, from Gaulish kambyom, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

cambium (French): cambium

Definitions

  1. cambium

Ancestry of “cambium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincambiuma change; change; A change
2Gaulishkambyomchange
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 kambyom →