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