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Where does “cambiament” come from?

cambiament (Occitan) comes from Occitan cambiar, from Old Occitan cambiar, from Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

cambiament (Occitan): change

Definitions

  1. change

Ancestry of “cambiament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitancambiarto change, to modify
2Old Occitancambiar—
3Latincambiāre—
4Latincambiō—
5LatincambiumA change; cambium
6Gaulishcambionchange
7Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
8Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →