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;...

Definitions

  1. dolphin; dolphin; the animal used as a charge;...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύςEvery word from Ancient Greek δελφίν