Where does “câmbio” come from?

câmbio (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cambio, from Late Latin cambium, from Gaulish kambyom, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

câmbio (Portuguese): exchange, swap; currency exchange; transformation

Definitions

  1. exchange, swap; currency exchange; transformation

Ancestry of “câmbio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecambio—
2Late Latincambiuma change; change; A change
3Gaulishkambyomchange
4Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked

Words derived from “câmbio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish kambyom →