Where does “accu istu” come from?
accu istu (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
Ancestry of “accu istu”, step by step
accu istu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin eccum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | eccum | behold him; here!, look! |
| 2 | Latin | ecce | see!, look!, behold!, points out something with... |
| 3 | Latin | -ce | affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |
via Latin istum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | istum | accusative masculine singular of iste |
| 2 | Latin | ipsum | accusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |