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Where does “caecus” come from?

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

caecus (Latin): blind; invisible

Definitions

  1. blind; invisible

Ancestry of “caecus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickaikosblind
2Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “caecus”

  • Cecil
  • Sheila
  • Cecile
  • Sile
  • sheila
  • caecilian
  • cecity
  • Cecilton
  • cecocentral
  • occecation
  • Cecilia
  • cecutiency
  • caecum
  • excaeco
  • caeco
  • Caecilius
  • occaeco
  • caecitatem
  • occaecans
  • occaecatus
  • Caecilia
  • caecans
  • caecaturus
  • caecandus
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