Where does “el” come from?

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

el (Venetian): the; he, she, it used as an obligatory clitic...

Definitions

  1. the; he, she, it used as an obligatory clitic...

Ancestry of “el”, step by step

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