Cornificius
From LSJ
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Cornĭfĭcĭus: a,
I the name of a Roman plebeian gens; so,
I Q. Cornificius, friend of Cicero and author of rhet. and gram. works, Cic. Fam. 12, 17, 2; Quint. 3, 1, 21 al.; Cic. Att. 1, 13, 3 al.—
II A Latin poet, Cat. 38, 1; Ov. Tr. 2, 436; Macr. S. 6, 5; cf. Don. Vit. Verg. 67.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Cornĭfĭcĭus,¹³ ĭī, m., nom romain ; en part., Q. Cornificius, rhéteur contemporain de Cicéron : Cic. Fam. 12, 17, 2 ; Quint. 3, 1, 21.
