Where does “als” come from?
als (Catalan) comes from Catalan els, from Latin illos, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
als (Catalan): to the, at the, toward the masculine plural
Definitions
- to the, at the, toward the masculine plural
Ancestry of “als”, step by step
als traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan els
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | els | the; them |
| 2 | Latin | illos | accusative masculine plural of ille; those ones |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Catalan a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | a | in, at; indicating a particular time or place;... |
| 2 | Latin | ad | toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | ad | toward, to, on, up to, for |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éd | to, at |