Where does “elleno” come from?

elleno (Italian) comes from Italian Elle, from Latin illae, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

elleno (Italian): Hellenic; Hellene; plural of ella

Definitions

  1. Hellenic; Hellene; plural of ella

Ancestry of “elleno”, step by step

elleno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Elle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianElleHelle
2Latinillaenominative feminine plural of ille
3Latinillīfound in
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Latin Hellēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHellēnHellen (mythological patriarch of the Greeks)
2Ancient GreekἝλληνGreek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;...
3Ancient GreekἙλλοίThe Greeks in Dodona
4Ancient Greekἕλλαseat
5Proto-Hellenic*héllā

Words derived from “elleno

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille