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Where does “eles” come from?

eles (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese elles, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

eles (Portuguese): they; them; they; them

Definitions

  1. they; them; they; them

Ancestry of “eles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseelles—
2Latinillōs—
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “eles”

  • elles
  • es
  • aes
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →