Where does “canciari” come from?
canciari (Sicilian) comes from Old French cangier, from Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.
canciari (Sicilian): to change; to exchange
Ancestry of “canciari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cangier | Alternative form of changier |
| 2 | Latin | cambiāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | cambiō | — |
| 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 |