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Where does “cambio” come from?

cambio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

cambio (Italian): exchange; change; gear, stickshift

Definitions

  1. exchange; change; gear, stickshift

Ancestry of “cambio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincambiareto change, exchange; present active infinitive of...
2Latincambiō—
3LatincambiumA change; cambium
4Gaulishcambionchange
5Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “cambio”

  • cambist
  • cambista
  • cambie
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