"Cicero" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈki.ke.roː/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɪkɛroː] [Classical-Latin], /ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃe.ro/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃero] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From cicer (“chickpea”) + -ō (suffix forming cognomina), probably in reference to an ancestor’s warts (as none can be seen in any of his portrayals, all done during a time when it was commonplace for artists to sculpt their clients as they were). Etymology templates: {{affix|la|cicer|-ō|id2=noun|pos2=suffix forming cognomina|t1=chickpea}} cicer (“chickpea”) + -ō (suffix forming cognomina) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cicerō<3>|g=m}} Cicerō m sg (genitive Cicerōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cicerō<3>}} Forms: Cicerō [canonical, masculine, singular], Cicerōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cicerō [nominative, singular], Cicerōnis [genitive, singular], Cicerōnī [dative, singular], Cicerōnem [accusative, singular], Cicerōne [ablative, singular], Cicerō [singular, vocative]
  1. The cognomen (final name) of Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman, writer, and orator Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Cicerōniānus
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