Cambio
/ˈkæm.bi.oʊ/noun
A change, exchange, or financial transaction involving currency or bills of exchange.
Did you know?Cambio entered English through the language of international commerce, linking modern currency exchange to the ancient verb for barter and swapping.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
cambīre
“To exchange, barter, or trade”
Medieval Latin
Latin
cambium
“Exchange, especially a financial transaction or bill of exchange”
13th–14th Century
Italian
cambio
“Exchange; a money-changing transaction”
14th–15th Century
Old French
change
“Exchange or alteration, from the same Late Latin source”
16th Century
English
cambio
“A bill of exchange or commercial exchange”
Modern English
English
cambio
“A currency exchange or exchange transaction”