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