Where does “elepante” come from?

elepante (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish elefante, from Old Spanish elifant, from Old French elefant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

elepante (Hiligaynon): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “elepante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishelefanteelephant
2Old Spanishelifantelephant
3Old Frenchelefant
4LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
5Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
6Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
Every word from Egyptian ꜣbwEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφαςEvery word from Latin elephantus
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