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Where does “golfiño” come from?

golfiño (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese golfinno, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

golfiño (Galician): dolphin

Definitions

  1. dolphin

Ancestry of “golfiño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegolfinnodolphin; marauder
2Latindelphīnus—
3Ancient Greekδελφίν—
4Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
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