Where does “ivorine” come from?
ivorine (English) comes from Old French ivorin, from Old French ivoirin, from Old French ivoire, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb.
ivorine (English): Made of ivory; Resembling ivory; white, smooth; A...
Definitions
- Made of ivory; Resembling ivory; white, smooth; A...
Ancestry of “ivorine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | ivorin | — |
| 2 | Old French | ivoirin | — |
| 3 | Old French | ivoire | ivory |
| 4 | Latin | eboreus | ivory |
| 5 | Latin | ebur | ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant |
| 6 | Demotic | yb | ivory, Elephantine |
| 7 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 8 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |