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Where does “eschange” come from?

eschange (Old French) comes from Old French eschanger, from Vulgar Latin excambiare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

eschange (Old French): exchange; swap

Definitions

  1. exchange; swap

Ancestry of “eschange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrencheschangerAlternative form of eschangier
2Vulgar Latinexcambiarepresent active infinitive of *excambiō;...
3LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
4Latincommūnicō—
5Latincommūnis—
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoinis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “eschange”

  • exchange
  • exchanging
  • exchanger
  • exchangeable
  • exchangeability
  • nonexchange
  • interexchange
  • superexchange
  • nonexchangeable
  • unexchangeable
  • reexchange
  • exchangeably
  • exchangest
  • exchangeth
  • multiexchange
  • nonexchanger
  • amnioexchange
  • photoexchange
  • échange
  • échangisme
  • échangiste
  • eschaunge
  • eschaunge
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