Where does “ivoire” come from?
ivoire (French) comes from Italian avorio, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.
ivoire (French): ivory
Definitions
- ivory
Ancestry of “ivoire”, step by step
ivoire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian avorio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | avorio | ivory |
| 2 | Latin | eboreus | ivory |
| 3 | Latin | ebur | ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant |
| 4 | Demotic | yb | ivory, Elephantine |
| 5 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 6 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |
via Old French ivoire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ivoire | ivory |