Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “cicoree” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cicoree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincichoria—
2Latincichōrium—
3Ancient Greekκιχόριον—
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cicoree”

  • succory
  • succoreye
  • sukereye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →