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Where does “Blinddarm” come from?

Blinddarm (German) comes from Latin caecum, from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.

Blinddarm (German): appendix; caecum

Definitions

  1. appendix; caecum

Ancestry of “Blinddarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaecumnominative neuter singular of caecus
2Latincaecusblind; invisible
3Proto-Italickaikosblind
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “Blinddarm”

  • Blinddarmentzündung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →