Where does “le” come from?

le (Mauritian Creole) comes from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.

le (Mauritian Creole): the

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Ancestry of “le”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlébreadth, width; strip, length
2Frenchmoinemonk
3Middle Frenchmoinemonk
4Old Frenchmoniemonk
5Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul
Every word from Latin monicus →Every word from Old French monie →Every word from Middle French moine →