Reconstruction:Latin/ecce ille

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 ille

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ekˈkɪlle/

Determiner

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

that

Descendants

Franco-Provençal: celi, cela, celos, celes, celor
Old French: cil (masculine singular and plural nominative case, variants in Picard Old French: chil or chiu), cel (Picard: chel), ceus (Picard: chiaus, Eastern Old French: ciaus), celes (Picard: chele), celui (Picard: chelui)
- Middle French: cel, celle, ceulx, celles, celuy
  - French: celle, ceux, celui, celei (dialectal, Burgundy), celeur (dialectal, archaic)
- Lorrain: ceil, ceille, ceils, ceilles, çaux, celles, cî
- Norman: chût (partially), chelle, cheux, chelles
- Picard: chu, chèle (Ponthieu Picard: chole), chieux (Pas-de-Calais: chiaux), chèles (Ponthieu Picard: choles)