Etymology

cambist

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Today it means: A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange. Full definition →

French cambiste ← Italian cambista ← Latin cambire
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  1. Latin · derived fromcambire“to exchange”
  2. Italian · derived fromcambista
  3. French · derived fromcambiste
  4. English todaycambist

From French cambiste, Italian cambista, from Latin cambire (“to exchange”). See change.

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