Where does “cicerchia” come from?
cicerchia (Italian) comes from Latin cicercula, from Latin cicera, from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.
cicerchia (Italian): chickling vetch
Ancestry of “cicerchia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cicercula | A small variety of chickpea |
| 2 | Latin | cicera | nominative plural of cicer; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | cicer | chickpea; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱiḱer- | pea |