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Where does “haec” come from?

haec (Latin) comes from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

haec (Latin): nominative feminine singular of hic; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of hic; nominative...

Ancestry of “haec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhicthis; these; this one; this ; these ones ; these...
2Proto-Italichek(e)—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “haec”

  • haecceity
  • haecceitism
  • haecceitistic
  • haecceitist
  • haecceitic
  • haecceitistically
  • haecceitas
  • ecceità
  • haecceitas
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