Where does “chiel” come from?

chiel (Piedmontese) comes from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

chiel (Piedmontese): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “chiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*eccum ille
2Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
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