Where does “là” come from?

là (Middle French) comes from Old French la, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

là (Middle French): Alternative form of la

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of la

Ancestry of “là”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlathe; it
2Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “là”

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