Etymology of the English word chickpea
the English word
chickpeaderived from the English word
cichederived from the Obsolete English word
chichpeasederived from the English word
peasederived from the English word
pisederived from the Late Latin word
pisaderived from the Latin word
pisum (pea)
derived from the Greek word
pisos, πίσος
derived from the Greek word
pison, πίσον
Date
The earliest known usage of chickpea in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
kibboets, Dutch
keker, English
kibbutz, French
kibboutz, French
pois chiche, German
Kibbuz, Norwegian
kibbutz, Swedish
kibbutz, Swedish
kikärtUsage
Word found in Modern English
