Where does “elephantinus” come from?

elephantinus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

elephantinus (Latin): elephant; elephantine; ivory; made of ivory

Definitions

  1. elephant; elephantine; ivory; made of ivory

Ancestry of “elephantinus”, step by step

elephantinus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐλεφάντινοςivory (attributive); made of ivory
2Ancient Greek-ῐνοςadded to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Latin elephās

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelephāselephant
2Ancient Greekἐλέφᾱςelephant, ivory

Words derived from “elephantinus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐνος →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos →