Where does “les” come from?

les (Canadian French) comes from Middle French les, from Old French les, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

les (Canadian French): plural of le: the; plural of la: the; plural of...

Definitions

  1. plural of le: the; plural of la: the; plural of...

Ancestry of “les”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlesthe
2Old Frenchlesthe
3Latinillōs—
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “les”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →