Cecity
/ˈsiːsɪti/noun
Blindness, especially lack of sight.
Did you know?Cecity comes from Latin caecus, meaning “blind,” the same ancient root behind words for blindness and hiddenness in several Romance-language descendants.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
caecitas
“blindness”
Late Latin
Latin
caecitās
“blindness; lack of sight”
Middle English
English
cecite
“blindness”
Modern English
English
cecity
“blindness”
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