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Where does “aci” come from?

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

aci (Romanian): here; in this place; at this time

Definitions

  1. here; in this place; at this time

Ancestry of “aci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineccum hic—
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 *ḱe →