Where does “caeculus” come from?

caeculus (Latin) comes from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos — one-eyed, blind.

caeculus (Latin): The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste

Definitions

  1. The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste

Ancestry of “caeculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaecusblind; invisible
2Proto-Italickaikosblind
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

Words derived from “caeculus”

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