Where does “el” come from?
El comes from Old English el, from Latin el, with an unknown original meaning.
el (English): The name of the Latin-script letter L; An...
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter L; An...
Ancestry of “el”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | el | el, the letter L |
| 2 | Latin | el | The name of the letter "L" |