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Where does “*eccum ille” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*eccum ille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
2Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
3Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
4Proto-Italickehere
5Indo-European*ḱe—
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