Where does “canjeable” come from?

canjeable (Spanish) comes from Spanish canjear, from Italian cangiare, from Old French cangier, from Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambiō, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos — to bend; crooked; crooked.

canjeable (Spanish): exchangeable

Definitions

  1. exchangeable

Ancestry of “canjeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcanjearto exchange; to redeem, cash
2Italiancangiareto change; to exchange; change
3Old FrenchcangierAlternative form of changier
4Latincambiāre—
5Latincambiōto exchange, barter; change
6LatincambiumA change; cambium
7Gaulishcambionchange
8Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
9Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →