Where does “ecco” come from?
ecco (Italian) comes from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
ecco (Italian): here; Here it is!
Ancestry of “ecco”, step by step
ecco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin eccum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | eccum | behold him; here!, look! |
| 2 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 3 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Medieval Latin ecco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | ecco | — |
| 2 | Latin | echo | echo |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἠχώ | sound; a nymph in Greek mythology |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἠχή | sound, noise |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *wākʰā́ | — |
Words derived from “ecco”