Where does “l’s” come from?

l’s (Norman) comes from Old French les, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

l’s (Norman): the plural definite article

Definitions

  1. the plural definite article

Ancestry of “l’s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlesthe
2Latinillōs
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille