Where does “illatenus” come from?
illatenus (Latin) comes from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
illatenus (Latin): Up to that point, so far
Ancestry of “illatenus”, step by step
illatenus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin illa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | illa | nominative feminine singular of ille; nominative... |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin tenus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tenus | snare or trap; Right up to, as far as, just as... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tenos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ténos | extension |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |