Where does “Cecile” come from?
Cecile is an English feminine given name derived from Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, ultimately from Latin caecus meaning blind, traced through Proto-Italic kaikos to Proto-Indo-European káykos.
Ancestry of “Cecile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Cécile | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | Cecile | — |
| 3 | Latin | caecilia | A kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce |
| 4 | Latin | Caecilius | The name of a Roman gens |
| 5 | Latin | caeculus | The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste |
| 6 | Latin | caecus | blind; invisible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaikos | blind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ikos | one-eyed, blind |