Where does “Lille” come from?

Lille (French) comes from Old French l'Isle, from Old French la, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

Ancestry of “Lille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchl'Islethe Island
2Old Frenchlathe; it
3Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “Lille

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille
Lille — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer