Where does “ella” come from?

ella (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ela, from Old Portuguese ela, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

ella (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of ela

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of ela

Ancestry of “ella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseelashe; it; her; she; it; her
2Old Portugueseelashe
3Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
4Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5LatinolleArchaic form of ille
6Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille