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Where does “Chicorée” come from?

Chicorée (German) comes from French chicorée, 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.

Chicorée (German): Belgian endive, common chicory, witloof <

Definitions

  1. Belgian endive, common chicory, witloof <

Ancestry of “Chicorée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchicoréechicory; The coffee substitute prepared from the...
2Old Frenchcicorée—
3Late Latincichoria—
4Latincichōrium—
5Ancient Greekκιχόριον—
6Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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