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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.

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

Definitions

  1. Hellenic; Hellene; plural of ella

Ancestry of “elleno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianElle—
2Latinillaenominative feminine plural of ille
3Latinillī—
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “elleno”

  • ellenizzare
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →