Where does “elis” come from?

elis (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese elles, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

elis (Fala): Third person plural masculine nominative pronoun; they

Definitions

  1. Third person plural masculine nominative pronoun; they

Ancestry of “elis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseelles
2Latinillōs
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille