Where does “cič” come from?

cič (Dalmatian) comes from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.

cič (Dalmatian): chickpea

Definitions

  1. chickpea

Ancestry of “cič”, step by step

cič traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cicer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincicerchickpea; testicle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱiḱer-pea

via Latin quālis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquālisof what kind, sort, description, nature; what kind of
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- →Every word from Latin cicer →
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