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