Where does “auxquels” come from?
auxquels (French) comes from Middle French ausquels, from French lesquels, from French lès, from Middle French les, from Old French les, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle.
auxquels (French): masculine plural of auquel: to which, at which
Definitions
- masculine plural of auquel: to which, at which
Ancestry of “auxquels”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | ausquels | — |
| 2 | French | lesquels | masculine plural of lequel: which, that, whom;... |
| 3 | French | lès | Alternative form of lez |
| 4 | Middle French | les | the |
| 5 | Old French | les | the |
| 6 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |