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Where does “Cichorieae” come from?

Cichorieae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cichorium, 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 “Cichorieae”, step by step

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