Where does “lì” come from?
lì (Italian) comes from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
lì (Italian): there, in that place
Definitions
- there, in that place
Ancestry of “lì”, step by step
lì traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin illic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin illī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illī | found in |