Where does “éléphantin” come from?

éléphantin (French) comes from French éléphant, from Middle French elephant, from Old French elefant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

éléphantin (French): elephant; elephantine

Definitions

  1. elephant; elephantine

Ancestry of “éléphantin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéléphantelephant
2Middle Frenchelephantelephant animal
3Old Frenchelefant—
4LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
5Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
6Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

Words derived from “éléphantin”

Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →