Where does “lii” come from?

lii (Michif) comes from Canadian French les, from Middle French les, from Old French les, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

lii (Michif): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “lii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Canadian Frenchlesplural of le: the; plural of la: the; plural of...
2Middle Frenchlesthe
3Old Frenchlesthe
4Latinillōs
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille