Where does “eccu illu” come from?
eccu illu (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.
Ancestry of “eccu illu”, step by step
eccu illu traces back through 3 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 illum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | illum | accusative masculine singular of ille |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |