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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From cīlō (“having a large forehead pressed in upon the sides”).
Proper noun
Cīlō m sg (genitive Cīlōnis); third declension
- a cognomen used by the gens Fabia, Caecilia, Trebulana, and others
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Cīlō m sg (genitive Cīlōnis); third declension
- alternative form of Chilo, a cognomen used by the gens Annia, Flaminia, Tadia, and others
Lucius Flaminius Chilo sive Cilo- L. Flaminius Chilo or Cilo
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Cilo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.