Where does “eccovi” come from?

eccovi (Italian) comes from Italian ecco, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

Ancestry of “eccovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianeccohere; Here it is!
2Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
3Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe

Words derived from “eccovi

Every word from Indo-European *ḱe
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