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Where does “cambiar” come from?

cambiar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cambiar, 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.

cambiar (Portuguese): to exchange

Definitions

  1. to exchange

Ancestry of “cambiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecambiar—
2Late Latincambiare—
3Latincambiō—
4LatincambiumA change; cambium
5Gaulishcambionchange
6Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
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