Where does “lo” come from?

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

lo (Neapolitan): Alternative form of 'o

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of 'o

Ancestry of “lo”, step by step

lo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin illu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinilluthe
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnosthat

via Neapolitan 'o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitan'othe; him; it
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →