Cermak Cicero Currency Exchange
4801 W Cermak Rd.
Cicero IL 60804
Gotta love all these old sets and their history!
Added note, my Mom who was from Chicago as well as the rest of the Porro family (she moved to WI in 1944 with my Father) called it CHIH-cheh-roh, not the sissy French version.
The correct pronunciation of Cicero in Latin is with a hard "c"; therefore it is pronounced KIH-keh-roh. Cicero is often also pronounced as CHIH-cheh-roh or SIH-seh-roh. The reason for these differing pronunciations is because of the different varieties of Latin used. In Classical Latin, the "c" was pronounced with a hard "c", thus a "k" sound. Most likely KIH-keh-roh is how Cicero's name would have been pronounced during his time, when Classical Latin was spoken. Subsequently, in Ecclesiastical Latin, the "c" was pronounced with a "ch" sound, which is still typical in Italian, therefore pronouncing Cicero as CHIH-cheh-roh. The pronunciation of Cicero with an "s" most likely derives from Medieval French and was adopted in English speaking countries, where most people pronounce Cicero as SIH-seh-roh.
https://www.pronounceitright.com/pronunciation/cicero-15272
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