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Where does “intercâmbio” come from?

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

intercâmbio (Portuguese): interchange, exchange; communion; reciprocity

Definitions

  1. interchange, exchange; communion; reciprocity

Ancestry of “intercâmbio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecâmbioexchange, swap; currency exchange; transformation
2Old Portuguesecambio—
3Late Latincambiuma change; change; A change
4Gaulishkambyomchange
5Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →