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

Definitions

  1. to change; to exchange

Ancestry of “canciari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcangierAlternative form of changier
2Latincambiāre—
3Latincambiōto exchange, barter; change
4LatincambiumA change; cambium
5Gaulishcambionchange
6Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
7Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →