Where does “ilian” come from?
ilian (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ilia, from Esperanto ili, from French ils, from Vulgar Latin illi, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
ilian (Esperanto): accusative singular of ilia
Definitions
- accusative singular of ilia
Ancestry of “ilian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ilia | Their, theirs |
| 2 | Esperanto | ili | they; them |
| 3 | French | ils | they |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | illi | inflection of ille:
## nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |