Where does “チャイブ” come from?

チャイブ (Japanese) comes from English chive, from Middle English cyve, from Old French civé, from Latin cēpa — onion.

チャイブ (Japanese): chive, Allium schoenoprasum

Definitions

  1. chive, Allium schoenoprasum

Ancestry of “チャイブ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchiveA perennial plant, "Allium schoenoprasum",...
2Middle Englishcyvechive; Alternative form of sive
3Old Frenchcivéchive
4Latincēpaonion
Every word from Latin cēpa →Every word from Old French civé →Every word from Middle English cyve →