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Where does “δελφίς” come from?

δελφίς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

δελφίς (Ancient Greek): dolphin; Delphinus, a constellation; mass of lead...

Definitions

  1. dolphin; Delphinus, a constellation; mass of lead...

Ancestry of “δελφίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “δελφίς”

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