ec-

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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?)

Prefix

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ec-

  1. prefixed to interrogatives, has intensive or indefinite force
    ec- + -ceecce
    ec- + quandōecquandō
    ec- + quisecquis
Derived terms
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References

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Etymology 2

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See ex-.

Prefix

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ec-

  1. Alternative form of ex- (combining with f-initial words).
    ec- + ferōecferō