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Where does “aquella” come from?

aquella (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin accum ille, from Latin accum, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

aquella (Spanish): feminine singular of aquel; Alternative spelling...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of aquel; Alternative spelling...

Ancestry of “aquella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaccum illethat one
2LatinaccumUsed to form demonstratives
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 *ḱe →