chicory的词源

英文词源

chicory (n.)

late 14c., cicoree (modern form from mid-15c.), from Middle French cichorée "enpe, chicory" (15c., Modern French chicorée), from Latin cichoreum, from Greek kikhorion (plural kikhoreia) "enpe," which is of unknown origin. Klein suggests a connection with Old Egyptian keksher. The modern English form is from French influence.

中文词源

chicory：菊苣

来自拉丁词cichoreum, 茴香属植物。

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