here (in the speaker's location); as of, up to (used with a time phrase to represent continuity up to the present)
“Ven acá.” — Come here.
Synonyms: aquí
Antonyms: ahí, allá, allí
Etymology tree Latin eccum Proto-Indo-European *gʰo Proto-Italic *ho Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Proto-Italic *hoke Latin hec Latin hic Latin hāc Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc Spanish acá Inherited from Vulgar Latin *eccum hāc. Compare Galician acá, Portuguese cá, Italian qua, French çà and Sicilian ccà.