Where does “il” come from?

il (Friulian) comes from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

il (Friulian): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “il”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillumaccusative masculine singular of ille
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →