Where does “cìciru” come from?
cìciru (Sicilian) comes from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.
cìciru (Sicilian): chickpea
Ancestry of “cìciru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cicer | chickpea; testicle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱiḱer- | pea |