Where does “lo” come from?
lo (Catalan) comes from Spanish lo, from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
lo (Catalan): him; the
Definitions
- him; the
Ancestry of “lo”, step by step
lo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish lo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lo | and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that |
| 2 | Latin | illum | accusative masculine singular of ille |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Vulgar Latin illu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | illu | the |