Where does “juurisikuri” come from?
juurisikuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sikuri, from Swedish cikoria, from German Zichorie, from Italian cicoria, from Late Latin cichoria, from Latin cichōrium, from Ancient Greek κιχόριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
juurisikuri (Finnish): root chicory
Definitions
- root chicory
Ancestry of “juurisikuri”, step by step
juurisikuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sikuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sikuri | chicory; common chicory, chicory, "Cichorium... |
| 2 | Swedish | cikoria | — |
| 3 | German | Zichorie | chicory (Cichorium intybus) |
| 4 | Italian | cicoria | chicory |
| 5 | Late Latin | cichoria | — |
| 6 | Latin | cichōrium | chicory, succory |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κιχόριον | chicory (Cichorium intybus) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |