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Where does “Cichorium” come from?

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

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

Words derived from “Cichorium”

  • Cichorieae
  • Cichorioideae
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