Where does “illo” come from?
Illustration comes from Middle French illustration, from Latin illustratio (a lighting up), derived from Latin illustro (to light up), composed of Latin in- and Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.
illo (English): An illustration
Ancestry of “illo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | illustration | The act of illustrating; the act of making clear... |
| 2 | Middle French | illustration | — |
| 3 | Latin | illūstrātiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |