Where does “caecum” come from?
caecum (Latin) comes from Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic kaikos, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos.
caecum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of caecus
Definitions
- nominative neuter singular of caecus
Ancestry of “caecum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | caecus | blind; invisible |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kaikos | blind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ikos | — |
Words derived from “caecum”