Where does “il” come from?
il (Italian) comes from Italian 'l, from Italian lo, from Vulgar Latin illu, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
il (Italian): the
Ancestry of “il”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | 'l | — |
| 2 | Italian | lo | The form of il that is used before the so-called... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | illu | the |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |