Etymology of the English word exchange
the English word
exchangederived from the Anglo-French word
eschaungierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
excambiarederived from the Gallo-Latin word
cambiareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
cambiare (change; exchange, barter)
derived from the Late Latin word
cambire (exchange, barter)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
eschaungierderived from the Vulgar Latin word
excambiarederived from the Gallo-Latin word
cambiareusing the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
cambiare (change; exchange, barter)
derived from the Late Latin word
cambire (exchange, barter)
Date
The earliest known usage of exchange in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
exchangeable,
exchangee,
exchanged,
exchangingUsage
Word found in Modern English
