Where does “olifantenstier” come from?

olifantenstier (Dutch) comes from Dutch olifant, from Middle Dutch olifant, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

olifantenstier (Dutch): a male elephant

Definitions

  1. a male elephant

Ancestry of “olifantenstier”, step by step

olifantenstier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch olifant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcholifantelephant
2Middle Dutcholifant—
3Old FrencholifantAlternative form of olifan
4LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
5Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
6Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

via Dutch Stier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchStierTaurus
2Middle Dutchstier—
3Old DutchstierA bull
4Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →