Where does “quel” come from?
quel (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin (ec)cu illu, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
quel (Romansch): that
Definitions
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Ancestry of “quel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | (ec)cu illu | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *eccum ille | — |
| 3 | Latin | eccum | behold him; here!, look! |
| 4 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 5 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |