Where does “celle” come from?
celle (French) comes from French celui, from French icelui, from Vulgar Latin *ecce illui, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
celle (French): feminine singular of celui
Definitions
- feminine singular of celui
Ancestry of “celle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | celui | the one |
| 2 | French | icelui | this one |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *ecce illui | — |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |