Where does “ecce” come from?

ecce (English) comes from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

ecce (English): an interjection used to draw attention to...

Definitions

  1. an interjection used to draw attention to...

Ancestry of “ecce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
2Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
3Proto-Italickehere
4Indo-European*ḱe
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe
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