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Where does “cichōrium” come from?

cichōrium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κιχόριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “cichōrium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκιχόριον—
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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