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Where does “Cecilia” come from?

Cecilia (English) comes from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.

Ancestry of “Cecilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaeciliaA kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce
2LatinCaecilius—
3Latincaeculus—
4Latincaecusblind; invisible
5Proto-Italickaikosblind
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “Cecilia”

  • Sheila
  • Sile
  • sheila
  • Sheila
  • Síle
  • Sheila
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