Where does “Dauphin” come from?

Dauphin (French) comes from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Dauphin (French): Delphinus

Definitions

  1. Delphinus

Ancestry of “Dauphin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdalphin—
2Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
3Ancient Greekδελφίν—
4Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “Dauphin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →