Where does “ciggie” come from?
ciggie (English) comes from English cig, from English cigarette, from French cigarette, from French cigare, from Spanish cigarro, from Spanish cigarra, from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
ciggie (English): cigarette
Definitions
- cigarette
Ancestry of “ciggie”, step by step
ciggie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cig | cigarette |
| 2 | English | cigarette | Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll... |
| 3 | French | cigarette | cigarette |
| 4 | French | cigare | cigar |
| 5 | Spanish | cigarro | cigar; cigarette |
| 6 | Spanish | cigarra | cicada |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *cicār(r)a | — |
| 8 | Latin | cicada | cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of... |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |