Where does “Dauphin” come from?

Dauphin (German) comes from French Dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Dauphin (German): dauphin

Definitions

  1. dauphin

Ancestry of “Dauphin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDauphinDelphinus
2Old Frenchdalphin—
3Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
4Ancient Greekδελφίν—
5Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →