Where does “chiche” come from?
chiche (French) comes from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.
chiche (French): mean, stingy; scanty, meagre, stingy; able,...
Definitions
- mean, stingy; scanty, meagre, stingy; able,...
Ancestry of “chiche”, step by step
chiche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French cice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | cice | — |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | tsitsā | — |
| 3 | Spanish | chicha | meat; flesh; boob; chicha |
| 4 | Kuna | chichab | Corn |
via Old French chiche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chiche | miserly; stingy |