Where does “ei” come from?

ei (Italian) comes from Italian elli, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

ei (Italian): Alternative form of elli

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of elli

Ancestry of “ei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianelliArchaic form of egli; they
2Latinillīfound in
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →