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Where does “Cecílio” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cecílio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCaecilius—
2Latincaeculus—
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →