Where does “Ceci” come from?

Ceci (English) comes from Italian ceci, from Italian cece, from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.

Ancestry of “Ceci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianceciplural of cece
2Italiancecechickpea British, garbanzo US
3Latincicerchickpea; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱiḱer-pea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- →Every word from Latin cicer →Every word from Italian cece →
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