Where does “elefántcsont” come from?

elefántcsont (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian elefánt, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

elefántcsont (Hungarian): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “elefántcsont”, step by step

elefántcsont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian elefánt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianelefántelephant
2LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
3Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

via Hungarian csont

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsontbone

Words derived from “elefántcsont”

Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →