Where does “ille” come from?

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

ille (Latin): that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...

Definitions

  1. that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...

Ancestry of “ille”, step by step

ille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin olle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinolleArchaic form of ille
2Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Old Latin olle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinollethat; he, that; Archaic form of ille
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “ille”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →