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Where does “δελφίν” come from?

δελφίν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Ancestry of “δελφίν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “δελφίν”

  • dolphin
  • dauphin
  • Delphinus
  • dauphiness
  • dolphinarium
  • dolphinfish
  • dolphinlike
  • delphin
  • dolphinese
  • dolphining
  • delphinoid
  • dolphinkind
  • dolphinet
  • dolphinspeak
  • delphinus
  • delphin
  • golfín
  • delfín
  • Delfín
  • delfino
  • delfinista
  • дельфин
  • Dauphin
  • dauphin
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