Etymology

ecce

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Today it means: an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold! Full definition →

Latin ecce ← Proto-Italic *ke ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
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The story

  1. Latinec-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe
  3. Proto-Italic*ke
  4. Latinecce
  5. English todayecce

Borrowed from Latin ecce.

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