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Where does “Caecilia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Caecilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaecusblind; invisible
2Proto-Italickaikosblind
3Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikos—

Words derived from “Caecilia”

  • Caecilia nigricans
  • Caecilia guntheri
  • Caeciliidae
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