Where does “acești” come from?

acești (Romanian) comes from Latin eccum istī, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

acești (Romanian): nominative masculine plural of acest- these;...

Definitions

  1. nominative masculine plural of acest- these;...

Ancestry of “acești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineccum istī
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
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