Where does “ciceroni” come from?
ciceroni (Italian) comes from Italian cicerone, from Latin Ciceronem, from Latin cicer, from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- — pea.
ciceroni (Italian): plural of cicerone
Ancestry of “ciceroni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | cicerone | A guide who shows people around tourist sights; A... |
| 2 | Latin | Ciceronem | — |
| 3 | Latin | cicer | chickpea; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱiḱer- | pea |