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Where does “aquell” come from?

aquell (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

aquell (Catalan): that; that , those

Definitions

  1. that; that , those

Ancestry of “aquell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*eccum ille—
2Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
3Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe—

Words derived from “aquell”

  • aquella
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →