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Where does “cicchetto” come from?

cicchetto (Italian) comes from French chiquet, from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

cicchetto (Italian): shot glass; drop, nip, shot; snack

Definitions

  1. shot glass; drop, nip, shot; snack

Ancestry of “cicchetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchiquetsmall portion
2French-etsuffix indicating diminution or affection
3Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
4Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “cicchetto”

  • cicchettare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →