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.

Cecil (English): A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc

Definitions

  1. A fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc

Ancestry of “Cecil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCaeciliusThe name of a Roman gens
2LatincaeculusThe mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

Words derived from “Cecil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →Every word from Proto-Italic kaikos →Every word from Latin caecus →
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