Where does “lès” come from?

lès (French) comes from Middle French les, from Old French les, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

lès (French): Alternative form of lez

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lez

Ancestry of “lès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlesthe
2Old Frenchlesthe
3Latinillōs
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “lès

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille
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