hoc.
ablative masculine/neuter singular of hic (“this”)
Meaning & usage
ablative masculine/neuter singular of hic (“this”)
for this reason, because of this
hither, to this place
Where this word comes from
According to De Vaan (2008), from a masculine singular instrumental of Proto-Indo-European *gʰi-ḱe (“this, here”). Contrast Latin hūc, which is probably from the locative instead.
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