Where does “changier” come from?
changier (Old French) comes from Late Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.
changier (Old French): to change; to make a change
Definitions
- to change; to make a change
Ancestry of “changier”, step by step
changier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin cambiare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | cambiare | — |
| 2 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 3 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 4 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |
via Late Latin cambio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | cambio | I exchange, barter |
via Vulgar Latin cambiare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | cambiare | to change, exchange; present active infinitive of... |