Where does “Silja” come from?
Silja (Finnish) comes from Latin Caecilia, from French Cécile, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos — one-eyed, blind.
Silja (Finnish): Cecilia
Definitions
- Cecilia
Ancestry of “Silja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Caecilia | The feminine form of Caecilius, the family name (nomen gentilicium) of an ancient Roman patrician family (gens) |
| 2 | French | Cécile | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | Cecile | — |
| 4 | Latin | caecilia | A kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce |
| 5 | Latin | Caecilius | The name of a Roman gens |
| 6 | Latin | caeculus | The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste |
| 7 | Latin | caecus | blind; invisible |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaikos | blind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ikos | one-eyed, blind |