LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
determiner

ecce ille

*ecce ille m (feminine *ecce illa, neuter *ecce illum)
*eccum ille

Meaning

  1. Proto Gallo Romancemasculinereconstructionthat

Origins

From eccillum, an expression meaning 'there he is', changed into a regular determiner. Alternately a separate formation from ecce + ille.

Descendants
  • Frenchcellefrom Old French cil
  • Frenchceuxfrom Old French cil
  • Frenchceluifrom Old French cil
  • Frenchceleifrom Old French cil
  • Frenchceleurfrom Old French cil
  • Franco-Provençalceli
  • Franco-Provençalcela
  • Franco-Provençalcelos
  • Franco-Provençalceles
  • Franco-Provençalcelor

Quick answers

What does ecce ille mean in Latin?
ecce ille, a determiner, means “that”.