Where does “li” come from?

li (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin illui, from Latin illī, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

li (Old French): the; to him, to her, to it

Definitions

  1. the; to him, to her, to it

Ancestry of “li”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinilluidative masculine singular of ille
2Latinillīfound in
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “li

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille