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Where does “él” come from?

él (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ela, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

él (Spanish): he, him, masculine personal third person subject...

Definitions

  1. he, him, masculine personal third person subject...

Ancestry of “él”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishela—
2Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “él”

  • ele
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →