Where does “cambie” come from?
cambie (Romanian) comes from Italian cambio, from Vulgar Latin cambiare, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.
cambie (Romanian): bill of exchange
Definitions
- bill of exchange
Ancestry of “cambie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cambio | exchange; change; gear, stickshift |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cambiare | to change, exchange; present active infinitive of... |
| 3 | Latin | cambiō | to exchange, barter; change |
| 4 | Latin | cambium | A change; cambium |
| 5 | Gaulish | cambion | change |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kambos | curved; twisted, crooked |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kamp- | to bend; crooked; crooked |