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Where does “dauphine” come from?

dauphine (English) comes from French dauphine, from Middle French Dauphiné, from Latin Delphīnātus, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

dauphine (English): The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness

Definitions

  1. The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness

Ancestry of “dauphine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdauphinefemale equivalent of dauphin
2Middle FrenchDauphiné—
3LatinDelphīnātus—
4Latindelphīnus—
5Ancient Greekδελφίν—
6Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
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