Where does “ĝirafo” come from?
ĝirafo (Esperanto) comes from French girafe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.
ĝirafo (Esperanto): giraffe
Definitions
- giraffe
Ancestry of “ĝirafo”, step by step
ĝirafo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French girafe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | girafe | giraffe; boom |
| 2 | Italian | giraffa | giraffe; boom |
| 3 | Arabic | زَرَافَة | giraffe |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ | — |
| 5 | Persian | زُرنَاپَا | — |
| 6 | Persian | پَا | leg |
via Latin camēlopardalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | camēlopardalis | A giraffe, camelopard |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | καμηλοπάρδαλις | giraffe |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάμηλος | camel |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | gamal- | — |