Where does “succory” come from?

succory (English) comes from Dutch succoreye, from Old French cicorée, from Late Latin cichoria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

succory (English): chicory

Definitions

  1. chicory

Ancestry of “succory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsuccoreye—
2Old Frenchcicorée—
3Late Latincichoria—
4Latincichōriumchicory, succory
5Ancient Greekκιχόριονchicory (Cichorium intybus)
6Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κιχόριον →