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