Where does “acolá” come from?

acolá (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese acola, from Vulgar Latin *eccum illāc, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

acolá (Portuguese): over there; yonder; beyond

Definitions

  1. over there; yonder; beyond

Ancestry of “acolá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseacola
2Vulgar Latin*eccum illāc
3Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
4Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
5Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
6Proto-Italickehere
7Indo-European*ḱe
Every word from Indo-European *ḱeEvery word from Latin -ceEvery word from Proto-Italic ke