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
aquella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan aquell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | aquell | that |
| 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 | — |
via Vulgar Latin accum ille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | accum ille | that one |
| 2 | Latin | accum | Used to form demonstratives |