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Where does “cicerone” come from?

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

cicerone (Spanish): guide, cicerone

Definitions

  1. guide, cicerone

Ancestry of “cicerone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCicerone—
2LatinCiceronem—
3Latincicerchickpea; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱiḱer-pea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱiḱer- →