C(a)ec(e) [Caec, Cece]

Morpheme

C(a)ec(e) [Caec, Cece]

Type

bound base

Denotation

blind, unseeing, eyeless, invisible, opaque, dark, uncertain

Etymology

Latin caecus

Evidence

caeca, caecal, caecally, caecitis, caeco-, caecopexy, caecostomy, caecotrophic, caecotrophy, caecum, caecums, ceca, cecal, cecally, cecectomy, cecitis, ceco-, cecocolic, cecopexy, cecum, cecums, ileocecocolic, ileocecocolonic, ileocecum, mesocaecum, retrocecal

Notes

also spelled Cæce