Where does “dauphine” come from?

dauphine (French) comes from Middle French Dauphiné, from Latin Delphīnātus, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

dauphine (French): female equivalent of dauphin

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of dauphin

Ancestry of “dauphine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchDauphinéDauphiné
2LatinDelphīnātus—
3Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
4Ancient Greekδελφίν—
5Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “dauphine”

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