Where does “caecostomy” come from?

caecostomy (English) comes from English cæcum, from Latin caecum, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

caecostomy (English): An operation involving bringing the caecum...

Definitions

  1. An operation involving bringing the caecum...

Ancestry of “caecostomy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcæcumAlternative spelling of caecum
2Latincaecumnominative neuter singular of caecus
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →Every word from Proto-Italic kaikos →Every word from Latin caecus →