Where does “Cicerone” come from?

Cicerone (German) comes from Italian Cicerone, from Latin Ciceronem, from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.

Cicerone (German): cicerone guide who accompanies visitors

Definitions

  1. cicerone guide who accompanies visitors

Ancestry of “Cicerone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCiceroneCicero
2LatinCiceronem
3Latincicerchickpea; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱiḱer-pea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer-Every word from Latin cicerEvery word from Latin Ciceronem