Where does “ciccaiolo” come from?

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

ciccaiolo (Italian): bum, tramp

Definitions

  1. bum, tramp

Ancestry of “ciccaiolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciccacigarette end, stub, cigar butt; fag; worthless...
2Old Frenchcice—
3Proto-Albaniantsitsā—
4Spanishchichameat; flesh; boob; chicha
5KunachichabCorn
Every word from Kuna chichab →Every word from Spanish chicha →Every word from Proto-Albanian tsitsā →