Where does “l'” come from?
l' (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole li, from French lui, from Late Latin illui.
Ancestry of “l'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Haitian Creole | li | he; him; she |
| 2 | French | lui | him, he; "the third-person masculine singular... |
| 3 | Late Latin | illui | — |