LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

cambiō

cambiō (present infinitive cambiāre, perfect active cambiāvī)
Ecclesiastical[ˈkam.bi.o]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto exchange, barter; change

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cambiōcambiābam
cambiēbam
cambiābō
cambiam
cambiāvī
cambsī, campsī
cambiāveram
campseram
cambiāverō
campserō
2nd sg.cambiās
cambīs
cambiābās
cambiēbās
cambiābiscambiāvistī
campsistī
cambiāverās
campserās
cambiāveris
campseris
3rd sg.cambiat
cambit
cambiābat
cambiēbat
cambiābitcambiāvit
campsit
cambiāverat
campserat
cambiāverit
campserit
1st pl.cambiāmus
cambīmus
cambiābāmus
cambiēbāmus
cambiābimuscambiāvimus
campsimus
cambiāverāmus
campserāmus
cambiāverimus
campserimus
2nd pl.cambiātis
cambītis
cambiābātis
cambiēbātis
cambiābitiscambiāvistis
campsistis
cambiāverātis
campserātis
cambiāveritis
campseritis
3rd pl.cambiant
cambiunt
cambiābant
cambiēbant
cambiābuntcambiāvērunt
cambiāvēre, campsēre, campsērunt
cambiāverant
campserant
cambiāverint
campserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cambiemcambiārem
cambīrem
cambiāverim
campserim
cambiāvissem
campsissem
2nd sg.cambiēscambiārēs
cambīrēs
cambiāverīs
campserīs
cambiāvissēs
campsissēs
3rd sg.cambietcambiāret
cambīret
cambiāverit
campserit
cambiāvisset
campsisset
1st pl.cambiēmuscambiārēmus
cambīrēmus
cambiāverīmus
campserīmus
cambiāvissēmus
campsissēmus
2nd pl.cambiētiscambiārētis
cambīrētis
cambiāverītis
campserītis
cambiāvissētis
campsissētis
3rd pl.cambientcambiārent
cambīrent
cambiāverint
campserint
cambiāvissent
campsissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cambiā
cambī
—
pres. 2nd pl.cambiāte
cambīte
—
fut. 2nd sg.cambiātō
cambītō
—
fut. 3rd sg.cambiātō
cambītō
—
fut. 2nd pl.cambiātōte
cambītōte
—
fut. 3rd pl.cambiantō
cambiuntō
—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecambiāre
cambīre
—
perfect infinitivecambiāvisse
campsisse
—
present participlecambiāns—
gerundcambiandī, cambiandō, cambiandum

cambio, īre, v. n. (
I. perf. campsi, acc. to Charis. pp. 219 and 233 P., and Prisc. p. 906 ib.) [whence the Ital. and mercantile cambio, cambiare, cambiatura, etc.; Fr. change, changer, etc.; Engl. change, etc.], to exchange, barter: muto, ἀμείβομαι, Charis. l.l. (post-class. and very rare), App. Mag. p. 284; Sicul. Flacc. Cond. Agr. p. 13 Goes.

Origins

From cambium (“exchange”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), the first element of Gaulish origin. Attested in this form from the 5th century CE, but also found earlier in the fourth-conjugation form cambiō, cambīre.

Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancambiai
  • Sardiniancambiare
  • Sardiniancammiare
  • Sardinianciambare
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancanviar
  • Occitancambiar
  • Auvergnatchamjarfrom Occitan cambiar
  • Gasconcambiarfrom Occitan cambiar
  • Limousinchamjarfrom Occitan cambiar
  • Limousinchamnharfrom Occitan cambiar
  • Vivaro-Alpinechambiarfrom Occitan cambiar
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishcambiarfrom Old Leonese cambiar
  • Portuguesecambiarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cambiar
  • Asturiancambiarfrom Old Leonese cambiar
  • Mirandesecambiarfrom Old Leonese cambiar
  • Galiciancambiarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cambiar
  • Old Spanishcamear
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiancambiare
  • Neapolitancagnà
  • Siciliancanciari
  • Venetancanbiar
Balkano-Romance
  • Albaniankëmbej
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliangambiâ
Gallo-Italic
  • Emiliancanbièr
  • Liguriancangiâ
  • Lombardcambiar
  • Piedmontesecambié
  • Piedmontesecangé
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalchangiér
  • Old Frenchchangier
Elsewhere
  • Vulgar Latin*excambiāre

In English words that came into English from cambiō

  • changecambiāre
  • exchange*excambiō
  • changeablecambiāre
  • cambioncambiō
  • cambistcambire

Quick answers

What does cambiō mean in Latin?
cambiō, a verb, means “to exchange, barter; change”.
What are the principal parts of cambiō?
cambiō, cambiāre, cambiāvī (first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
Which English words come from cambiō?
English words that go back to Latin cambiō include change, changeable, cambion, cambist and exchange.