cambion
English
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin cambio (“I exchange”). Doublet of change.
Noun
editcambion (plural cambions)
Translations
editGaulish
editEtymology
editA derivative of Proto-Celtic *kambos (“bent, crooked”).
Adjective
editcambion (accusative singular)
Noun
editcambion n
Usage notes
editThe main attestation of the Gaulish word appears in a phrase reguccambion in the Chamalières tablet. It is usually interpreted as reguc cambion, the first word being seen as a verb from *regeti (“to straighten, rule”). With this come the following interpretations:
- "and I straighten the bent/crooked" (Henry, Schmidt, Mees)
- "and I right the wrong" (Koch)
- "and I direct the change" (Fleuriot)
Lambert instead believes reguccambion is a compound with the first element being cognate to Middle Irish rig (“forearm”), and the second element would mean "deformation".
Descendants
edit- → Latin: cambium (see there for further descendants)