Where does “Cécile” come from?

Cécile (French) comes from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

Ancestry of “Cécile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanCecile—
2LatincaeciliaA kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce
3LatinCaeciliusThe name of a Roman gens
4LatincaeculusThe mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste
5Latincaecusblind; invisible
6Proto-Italickaikosblind
7Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

Words derived from “Cécile”

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