Where does “aquella” come from?
aquella (Catalan) comes from Catalan aquell, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
aquella (Catalan): feminine singular of aquell
Definitions
- feminine singular of aquell
Ancestry of “aquella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | aquell | that; that , those |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *eccum ille | — |
| 3 | Latin | eccum | behold him; here!, look! |
| 4 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 5 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |