Talk:Cingerix/@comment-33214365-20181115210640/@comment-36277500-20190123203223

No. Vercingetorix was a nobleman, son of Celtillus Avernian. He was also older than Cingerix (captured and later executed in his 30's). Vercingetorix was also military commander and skilled tactician.

Also, in Chatper 7, Victus meets captured Vercingetorix and may either blame or sympathize to him, but doesn't recognize him as his own son.

According to Wikipedia: Vercingetorix derives from the Gaulish ver- ("over, superior" – an etymological cognate of German über, Latin super, or Greek hyper), cingeto- ("warrior", related to roots meaning "tread, step, walk", so possibly "infantry"), and rix ("king") (cf. Latin rex), thus literally either "great warrior king" or "king of great  warriors".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercingetorix

So Cingerix means "warrior king", but it's just accidental similarity. There are too many differences: age, birthplace, family, social status. Also, personality doesn't match: Cingerix is a stubborn young bull, using his muscles intead of brains.