Where does “el” come from?
el (Catalan) comes from Catalan lo, from Spanish lo, from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
el (Catalan): the; the; what, that which; him
Definitions
- the; the; what, that which; him
Ancestry of “el”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | lo | him; the |
| 2 | Spanish | lo | the; accusative of él, ello, and usted ; him, it,... |
| 3 | Latin | illum | accusative masculine singular of ille |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |