Where does “le” come from?

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

le (Italian): the; them; her, to her

Definitions

  1. the; them; her, to her

Ancestry of “le”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillaenominative feminine plural of ille
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 →