Cicero

The cognomen (final name) of Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman, writer, and orator

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɪ.kɛ.roː]

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).

Concepts

Cicero

Translations

Cicero