Where does “marfil” come from?

marfil (Catalan) comes from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

marfil (Catalan): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “marfil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَظْم اَلْفِيلelephant-bone
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →