Where does “giraffe” come from?
Giraffe comes from French giraffe, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, ultimately deriving from Persian زرناپا.
giraffe (English): A ruminant, of the genus "Giraffa", of the...
Definitions
- A ruminant, of the genus "Giraffa", of the...
Ancestry of “giraffe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | giraffe | — |
Words derived from “giraffe”