Where does “aquel” come from?

aquel (Chavacano) comes from Spanish aquél, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

aquel (Chavacano): that far from both the speaker and the person addressed

Definitions

  1. that far from both the speaker and the person addressed

Ancestry of “aquel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaquélthat one; the former; anyone/anything
2Vulgar Latin*eccum ille
3Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
4Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
5Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
6Proto-Italickehere
7Indo-European*ḱe
Every word from Indo-European *ḱeEvery word from Latin -ceEvery word from Proto-Italic ke