Where does “eburnification” come from?

eburnification (English) comes from Latin eburnus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

eburnification (English): The conversion of certain substances into others...

Definitions

  1. The conversion of certain substances into others...

Ancestry of “eburnification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatineburnusAlternative form of eburneus; of ivory
2Latineburivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
3Demoticybivory, Elephantine
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
5Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
6Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-—
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