Where does “kikerkaĉo” come from?

kikerkaĉo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kaĉo, from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kikerkaĉo (Esperanto): hummus

Definitions

  1. hummus

Ancestry of “kikerkaĉo”, step by step

kikerkaĉo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto kaĉo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokaĉoporridge, gruel, pap
2Italiancazzodick, cock, prick
3Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
4Latincattiapan
5Old High Germankeȥȥilkettle
6Proto-West Germanic*katilkettle
7Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
8Latincatīllussmall bowl, dish, or plate
9Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
10Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Esperanto kikero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokikerochickpea
2Latincicerchickpea; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱiḱer-pea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós