intercambiar

/inteɾkamˈbjaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to interchange, to exchange

🔄🤝 inter + cambiar = between + change: to swap things between people

From Latin inter (between) and Late Latin cambiare (to exchange), the same root behind English change. Spanish cambiar means to change, so intercambiar means to change things back and forth between two sides, the same as English interchange.

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