Reconstruction:Latin/ecce hac

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms 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 hāc

Etymology

From ecce (deictic) +‎ hāc (“this way, here”).

Adverb

*ecce hāc (not comparable) (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. here, hither

Reconstruction notes

Attested in Old French from ca. 1100 CE as ça (Song of Roland).

See also

• ecce hīc

Descendants

• Catalan: ça
• Old French: ça
  • Middle French: ça
    • French: çà
• Provençal: aiçà