Where does “ceci” come from?
ceci (Italian) comes from Italian cece, from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.
ceci (Italian): plural of cece
Ancestry of “ceci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cece | chickpea , garbanzo |
| 2 | Latin | cicer | chickpea; testicle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱiḱer- | pea |