Where does “c'è” come from?

c'è (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian ci, from Latin illīs.

c'è (Sicilian): there is

Definitions

  1. there is

Ancestry of “c'è”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancihere, there
2Latinillīs—
Every word from Latin illīs →Every word from Sicilian ci →
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