Where does “lu” come from?

lu (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin illu, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

lu (Sicilian): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “lu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinilluthe
2Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
3LatinolleArchaic form of ille
4Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “lu”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →