Etymology Explorer › Corsican

Where does “tichju” come from?

tichju (Corsican) comes from Italian ticchio, from Italian tecca, from Italian teccola, from Italian taccola, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

tichju (Corsican): whim, humour; desire

Definitions

  1. whim, humour; desire

Ancestry of “tichju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianticchiotic, twitch; whim; speckle
2ItalianteccaAlternative form of teccola; Synonym of pittima...
3Italianteccolaspot, fleck; flaw, fault; Synonym of voltolino
4Italiantaccolajackdaw; mangetout, snow pea or sugar pea
5Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
6Frankishtakkō—
7Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

Words derived from “tichju”

  • chjichja
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