Reconstruction:Latin/ecce iste

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

*eccum iste

Etymology

From eccistum, an expression meaning 'here he is', changed into a regular determiner. Alternately a separate formation from ecce + iste.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ekˈkɪste/

Determiner

*ecce iste m (feminine *ecce ista, neuter *ecce istum)

this

Descendants

Franco-Provençal: ceti, ceta, cetos, cetes
Old French: cist, cest, ceste, cez, ces, cestui, cestei, cestor
- Middle French: cest, ceste, ces, cestui, cestei (rare, dialectal)
  - French: cet, cette, ces, cetui (archaic, dialectal), cetei (dialectal, Burgundy)

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