Where does “Caecilia nigricans” come from?

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

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Ancestry of “Caecilia nigricans”, step by step

Caecilia nigricans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Caecilia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCaeciliagenus
2Latincaecusblind; invisible
3Proto-Italickaikosblind
4Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ikosone-eyed, blind

via Latin nigricans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnigricansblackish, swarthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos →Every word from Proto-Italic kaikos →Every word from Latin caecus →