Where does “caecus” come from?

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

caecus (Latin): blind; invisible

Definitions

  1. blind; invisible

Ancestry of “caecus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickaikosblind
2Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

Words derived from “caecus”

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