Where does “la” come from?

la (Dalmatian) comes from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

la (Dalmatian): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “la”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →
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