Porcius
ὁ γὰρ μανθάνων κιθαρίζειν κιθαρίζων μανθάνει κιθαρίζειν → he who is learning the harp, learns the harp by harping
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Porcius: i, m.; Porcia, ae, f.,
I the name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated are,
A M. Porcius Cato Censorinus, or Major, the severe censor, whose life was written by Nepos, and for whom Cicero named his Essay on Old Age, Nep. Cato, 1 sqq.; Cic. Rep. 1, 1.—
B M. Porcius Cato, the younger, called Uticensis, because of his famous death at Utica, Sall. Cat. 52, 1; Cic. Att. 12, 12, 1.—
C In fem., Porcia, a sister of the younger Cato, wife of Domitius Ahenobarbus, Cic. Att. 13, 37; 3, 48.—Hence,
II Porcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Porcius, Porcian: lex, of the people's tribune P. Porcius Laeca, Liv. 9, 10; Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 12; id. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 163; Sall. C. 51, 40: basilica, named after the elder Cato, Liv. 39, 44.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Porcĭus,¹² ĭī, m., nom de famille romain ; nott : M. Porcius Cato [dit le Censeur, ou l’Ancien, Major ] : Nep. ; Cic. Rep. 1, 1 || Caton le Jeune ou Caton d’Utique [contemporain de Cicéron, qui se tua à Utique] || -cĭus, a, um, de Porcius : Porcia basilica Liv. 39, 44, 7, la basilique de M. Porcius Caton (l’Ancien).
