Where does “ἐλεφαντομαχία” come from?

ἐλεφαντομαχία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη, from Ancient Greek μάχομαι, from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- — to fight.

ἐλεφαντομαχία (Ancient Greek): battle of elephants

Definitions

  1. battle of elephants

Ancestry of “ἐλεφαντομαχία”, step by step

ἐλεφαντομαχία traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμᾰ́χηfight; battle, combat
2Ancient GreekμάχομαιI make war, fight, battle; I quarrel, wrangle,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmaHgʰ-to fight

via Ancient Greek ἐλέφας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
2Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maHgʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μάχομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek μᾰ́χη →