Where does “São Paulo caecilian” come from?
São Paulo caecilian (English) comes from English caecilian, from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.
São Paulo caecilian (English): Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis, a species of caecilian, a type of serpentine amphibian
Definitions
- Luetkenotyphlus brasiliensis, a species of caecilian, a type of serpentine amphibian
Ancestry of “São Paulo caecilian”, step by step
São Paulo caecilian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caecilian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caecilian | Any of a group of burrowing amphibians that... |
| 2 | Latin | caecilia | A kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce |
| 3 | Latin | Caecilius | The name of a Roman gens |
| 4 | Latin | caeculus | The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste |
| 5 | Latin | caecus | blind; invisible |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaikos | blind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ikos | one-eyed, blind |
via English São Paulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | São Paulo | used especially when ã is not available |
| 2 | Portuguese | São Paulo | Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul |
| 3 | Portuguese | São | forms the titles of male saints whose names begin... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | são | — |
| 5 | Latin | sānus | sound in body, healthy, whole, well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swā-n- | healthy; whole; active; vigorous |