Where does “eli” come from?

eli (Ido) comes from Ido elu, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

eli (Ido): they, them

Definitions

  1. they, them

Ancestry of “eli”, step by step

eli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido elu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoelushe, her
2Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Ido i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoi
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille