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Where does “Cécilia” come from?

Cécilia (French) comes from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.

Ancestry of “Cécilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaeciliaA kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce
2LatinCaecilius—
3Latincaeculus—
4Latincaecusblind; invisible
5Proto-Italickaikosblind
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—
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