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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

  1. change; exchange rate

Ancestry of “change”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchangeTo become something different; To make something...
2Middle Englishchaungento change; to modify
3Anglo-NormanchaungerLate Anglo-Norman spelling of changier
4Old Frenchchangierto change; to make a change
5Late Latincambiare—
6Latincambiō—
7LatincambiumA change; cambium
8Gaulishcambionchange
9Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
10Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
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