Where does “cu illu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cu illu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*eccum ille
2Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
3Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5Proto-Italickehere
6Indo-European*ḱe

Words derived from “cu illu

Every word from Indo-European *ḱeEvery word from Latin -ceEvery word from Proto-Italic ke