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): dolphin; dolphin; the animal used as a charge;...
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- dolphin; dolphin; the animal used as a charge;...
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