Where does “ixe” come from?
ixe (French) comes from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
ixe (French): ex. The name of the Latin-script letter X;...
Definitions
- ex. The name of the Latin-script letter X;...
Ancestry of “ixe”, step by step
ixe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 2 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Proto-Tupi-Guarani *it͡ʃe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *it͡ʃe | — |