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
- interchange, exchange; communion; reciprocity
Ancestry of “intercâmbio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | câmbio | exchange, swap; currency exchange; transformation |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cambio | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | cambium | a change; change; A change |
| 4 | Gaulish | kambyom | change |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |