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Where does “Cecil” come from?

Cecil is an English given name derived from the Latin personal name Caecilius, which comes from Latin caecus meaning "blind," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European káykos.

Ancestry of “Cecil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCaecilius—
2Latincaeculus—
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “Cecil”

  • Cecilton
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →