caecum
Meaningthe blind (gut)
Common meaning: a pouch at the start of the large intestine
- caecblindLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 261 · scan
- umLatin neuter ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin caecus ‘blind’.
Roots
- caecus, -a, -um Latin “blind”
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