Where does “le” come from?
Le derives from French le, which comes from Latin ille meaning "that one," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European al- meaning "other."
le (English): the; next to, near
Ancestry of “le”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | le | the; Used before abstract nouns; not translated... |
| 2 | Middle French | le | the |
| 3 | Old French | lé | wide; width |