köken: From the older form lecconerìa, either from leccare (“lick”, verb), or from Old High German lecchari or lecchōn, from Ancient Greek λιχνεία (likhneía, “gluttony; greed”), related to λείχω (leíkhō, “lick up”). Cognate with Latin lingō (“lick”, verb)and German lecker (“tasty”).
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin dēlicia. The informal meaning comes from the Delicje Szampańskie brand of cakes, made since 1976 by E. Wedel; the brand is now owned by Lotte.
delicacy, treat (pleasing food or drink) · treat (snack food item designed to be given to pets) · sweet foods, desserts, candy, etc.
çekim: çoğul herkut · tamlayan herkun
köken: From Proto-Finnic *hërkku. Cognates include Estonian hõrk, Karelian herkku and Votic erkku (Mati), herkku. Probably equivalent to herkkä (“delicate”) + -u.
delicacy, dainty ("something appealing, especially a pleasing food")
çekim: çoğul frandaĵoj
köken: Etymology tree Esperanto frandi Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Vulgar Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Vulgar Latin -icus Vulgar Latin -āticus Vulgar Latin -āticumder. Esperanto -aĵo Esperanto frandaĵo From frandi + -aĵo.