Where does “aquí” come from?

aquí (Asturian) comes from Latin eccum hic, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

aquí (Asturian): here

Definitions

  1. here

Ancestry of “aquí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineccum hichere
2Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
3Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe
Every word from Indo-European *ḱeEvery word from Latin -ceEvery word from Proto-Italic ke
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