[tied] Re: Indo-Iranian

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:32:32 +0200, alex <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
>
> >BTW how you would derive the demonstrative pronoun from Latin ?
>
> Cast. Cat. Rom.
> "this" este, esta aquest, aquesta acest, aceastã (ãst,

astã)

> "that" aquel, aquella aquell, aquella acel, acea
>
> Clearly, these forms are derived from a common prototype, which is
> obviously Latin: iste, ista "this", ille, illa "that", reinforced

with the

> deictic particle *accu- (in French ecce-, in Occitan and Rhaetic

both ecce-

> and *accu-).
>

Where does *accu- come from?

Torsten