Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “cyve” come from?

cyve (Middle English) comes from Old French civé, from Latin cēpa.

cyve (Middle English): chive; Alternative form of sive

Definitions

  1. chive; Alternative form of sive

Ancestry of “cyve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcivé—
2Latincēpa—

Words derived from “cyve”

  • chive
  • shiv
  • shive
Every word from Latin cēpa →