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Where does “illa” come from?

illa (Latin) comes from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

illa (Latin): nominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...

Ancestry of “illa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
2LatinolleArchaic form of ille
3Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “illa”

  • credit
  • credited
  • discredit
  • Laval
  • lacrosse
  • accredited
  • accreditation
  • creditable
  • Lavoie
  • discreditable
  • Lapointe
  • creditworthiness
  • creditably
  • Labelle
  • microcredit
  • accredit
  • creditworthy
  • lakou
  • uncredited
  • unaccredited
  • noncredit
  • laplas
  • nonaccredited
  • creditability
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