Where does “â” come from?

â (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian a, from Sicilian la, from Vulgar Latin *illa, from Latin illam, from Old Latin olle, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

â (Sicilian): the, colloquial form of la

Definitions

  1. the, colloquial form of la

Ancestry of “â”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliana—
2Sicilianlathe
3Vulgar Latin*illa—
4Latinillamaccusative feminine singular of ille
5Old Latinollethat; he, that; Archaic form of ille
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Old Latin olle →Every word from Latin illam →