determiner
ecce iste
*ecce iste m (feminine *ecce ista, neuter *ecce istum)
*eccum iste
Meaning
- Proto Gallo Romancemasculinereconstructionthis
Origins
From eccistum, an expression meaning 'here he is', changed into a regular determiner. Alternately a separate formation from ecce + iste.
Descendants
- Frenchcetfrom Old French cist
- Frenchcettefrom Old French cist
- Frenchcesfrom Old French cist
- Frenchcetuifrom Old French cist
- Frenchceteifrom Old French cist
- Franco-Provençalceti
- Franco-Provençalceta
- Franco-Provençalcetos
- Franco-Provençalcetes