Where does “Zichorie” come from?
Zichorie (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “Zichorie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cicoria | chicory |
| 2 | Late Latin | cichoria | — |
| 3 | Latin | cichōrium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κιχόριον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |