Where does “elli” come from?
elli (Italian) comes from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
elli (Italian): Archaic form of egli; they
Definitions
- Archaic form of egli; they
Ancestry of “elli”, step by step
elli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin illī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illī | found in |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Vulgar Latin illi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | illi | inflection of ille: ## nominative masculine... |