Where does “u” come from?

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

u (Sicilian): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianluthe
2Vulgar Latinilluthe
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “u”

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