Where does “li” come from?
li (Esperanto) comes from Spanish le, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
li (Esperanto): he
Definitions
- he
Ancestry of “li”, step by step
li traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish le
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | le | To him, for him; dative of él; To her, for her;... |
| 2 | Latin | illī | found in |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via French lui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lui | him, he; "the third-person masculine singular... |
| 2 | Late Latin | illui | — |
via Italian lui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lui | he; him; it |