Where does “quella” come from?
quella (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *eccum illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
quella (Italian): feminine singular of quello
Definitions
- feminine singular of quello
Ancestry of “quella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *eccum illa | — |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |