Where does “chícharo” come from?

chícharo (Spanish) comes from Mozarabic *číčar(o), from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.

chícharo (Spanish): pea

Definitions

  1. pea

Ancestry of “chícharo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mozarabic*číčar(o)—
2Latincicerchickpea; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱiḱer-pea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- →Every word from Latin cicer →Every word from Mozarabic *číčar(o) →
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