Where does “illeism” come from?

illeism (English) comes from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

illeism (English): The practice of referring to oneself in the...

Definitions

  1. The practice of referring to oneself in the...

Ancestry of “illeism”, step by step

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