Where does “cegas” come from?

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

cegas (Portuguese): feminine plural of cego

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of cego

Ancestry of “cegas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecegoblind; blind; blinded; dull
2Old Portuguesecegoblind
3Latincaecusblind; invisible
4Proto-Italickaikosblind
5Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikosEvery word from Proto-Italic kaikosEvery word from Latin caecus
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