Where does “cestuy” come from?

cestuy (Middle French) comes from Old French cestui, from Vulgar Latin *ecce istūi, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

cestuy (Middle French): this one

Definitions

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Ancestry of “cestuy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcestuithe person in question
2Vulgar Latin*ecce istūi
3Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe
Every word from Indo-European *ḱeEvery word from Latin -ceEvery word from Proto-Italic ke
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