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Where does “ecce illu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ecce illu”, 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—

Words derived from “ecce illu”

  • qu'est-ce que c'est
  • ce
  • ceste
  • parce
  • pource
  • c'est combien
  • c'est
  • cependant
  • cette
  • ica
  • ico
  • ici
  • cil
  • cel
  • ciller
  • siller
  • se
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →