Etymology

illeist

il·le·ist
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Today it means: Someone who refers to themselves in the third person. Full definition →

Latin ille
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromille“that man; he”
  2. English todayilleist

From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ist.

Words from the same roots

Latinille all →

illeismilleity

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