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Where does “delphin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “delphin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindelphīnus—
2Ancient Greekδελφίν—
3Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
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