Where does “*ecce istūi” come from?
*ecce istūi (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
Ancestry of “*ecce istūi”, step by step
*ecce istūi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ecce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 2 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 4 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Latin istī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | istī | — |