Where does “caecilian” come from?

caecilian (English) comes from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

caecilian (English): Any of a group of burrowing amphibians that...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of burrowing amphibians that...

Ancestry of “caecilian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaeciliaA kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce
2LatinCaeciliusThe name of a Roman gens
3LatincaeculusThe mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste
4Latincaecusblind; invisible
5Proto-Italickaikosblind
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

Words derived from “caecilian”

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