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Where does “lui” come from?

lui (French) comes from Late Latin illui.

lui (French): him, he; "the third-person masculine singular...

Definitions

  1. him, he; "the third-person masculine singular...

Ancestry of “lui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinillui—

Words derived from “lui”

  • celui-là
  • celle
  • celui
  • celui-ci
  • icelui
  • lia
  • lin
  • li
  • l'
  • li
  • l
  • li
  • limem
Every word from Late Latin illui →