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Where does “ela” come from?

ela (Old Spanish) comes from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

Ancestry of “ela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “ela”

  • La Junta
  • La Plata
  • ventanna
  • la
  • ventanuco
  • ventana
  • niña bonita
  • dale la vuelta
  • multiventana
  • contraventana
  • ventanilla
  • Leguan
  • ventana
  • leguaan
  • bintana
  • labaha
  • bintana
  • lamesa
  • ventana
  • bintana
  • wentana
  • bintana
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →