Where does “lo” come from?

lo (Spanish) comes from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

lo (Spanish): and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that

Definitions

  1. and usted (when referring to a man), and a variant of ello in many constructions; him, you (formal), it, that

Ancestry of “lo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lo

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos
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