Where does “la” come from?
la (Old French) comes from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
la (Old French): the; it
Definitions
- the; it
Ancestry of “la”, step by step
la traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin illa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illa | nominative feminine singular of ille; nominative... |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin illam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illam | accusative feminine singular of ille |