Where does “cicca” come from?

cicca (Italian) comes from Old French cice, from Proto-Albanian tsitsā, from Spanish chicha, from Kuna chichab — Corn.

cicca (Italian): cigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...

Definitions

  1. cigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...

Ancestry of “cicca”, step by step

cicca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcice—
2Proto-Albaniantsitsā—
3Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
4KunachichabCorn

via English chicle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchicleThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after...
2Spanishchiclechewing gum; chicle
3Nahuatltzictli—

via French chique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiquechewing gum
2Frenchchiquerto chew tobacco; to chew gum

Words derived from “cicca”

Every word from Kuna chichab →Every word from Spanish chicha →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsitsā →