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Lewis’s Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Latin · Etymology 1
Related to Oscan 𐌄𐌊𐌊𐌖𐌌 ( ekkum ) via Proto-Italic ; further etymology uncertain . Possibly from Proto-Indo-European * é(y) or * h₁é + * (-)ḱe .
May be apocopated or back-formed from ecce . An old hypothesis proposed * ed-ke underlying Latin ecce (in which case, all ec- may simply be * ed- ) and * ed-ke-om underlying Oscan 𐌄𐌊𐌊𐌖𐌌 ( ekkum ) , comparing the first element of Proto-Slavic * ed-ìnъ ( “ one ” ) and * ed(ъ)-và ( “ only ” ) , which would point to Proto-Indo-European * (h₁)ed- , but the latter is nowadays reconstructed as * h₁edʰ- in accordance with Winter's law . ( Can this etymology be sourced ?)
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