Where does “ek” come from?

ek (Mauritian Creole) comes from French avec, from Middle French avec, from Old French avoc, from Vulgar Latin aboc, from Latin apud, from Latin ad post.

ek (Mauritian Creole): and

Definitions

Ancestry of “ek”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	avec	with
2	Middle French	avec	Alternative form of avecques
3	Old French	avoc	—
4	Vulgar Latin	aboc	—
5	Latin	apud	at, by, near, among; before, in the presence of,...
6	Latin	ad post	—

Every word from Latin ad post →Every word from Latin apud →Every word from Vulgar Latin aboc →