Etymology

el

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Today it means: The name of the Latin script letter L/l. Full definition →

Old English el ← Latin el
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el · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromel
  2. Old English · inherited fromel
  3. English todayel

From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).

el · numeral2

Shortening of eleven.

el · article3

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromel
  2. English todayel

Borrowed from Spanish el.

El · proper noun4

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromאֵל
  2. English todayEl

From Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl).

El · proper noun5

Clipping of elevated.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishel all →

Elton

Spanishel all →

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