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scambiare.

to exchange, swap, switch, bandy

9 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/skamˈbja.re/
  1. to exchange, swap, switch, bandy

    transitive
  2. to exchange, trade, bargain, swap

    transitive
  3. to mistake for, take for, take instead of, mix up

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂embos Proto-Celtic *kambosder. Gaulish cambionbor. Latin cambium Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cambiāre Latin *excambiāre Italian scambiare From Vulgar Latin *excambiāre, from Latin ex + Late Latin cambiāre. By surface analysis, s- + cambiare.

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