Where does “cikoria” come from?
cikoria (Swedish) comes from German Zichorie, from Italian cicoria, 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 “cikoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zichorie | chicory (Cichorium intybus) |
| 2 | Italian | cicoria | chicory |
| 3 | Late Latin | cichoria | — |
| 4 | Latin | cichōrium | chicory, succory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κιχόριον | chicory (Cichorium intybus) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |