Latin

Prefix

ec-

1. prefixed to interrogatives, has intensive or indefinite force

   ec- + -ce → ecce

   ec- + quandō → ecquandō

   ec- + quis → ecquis

Derived terms

References

• ec- in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ec-” on page 584/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

See ex-.

Prefix

ec-

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

   ec- + ferō → ecferō