Where does “Elefant” come from?

Elefant (Luxembourgish) comes from German Elefant, from Middle High German hëlfant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

Elefant (Luxembourgish): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “Elefant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElefantelephant
2Middle High Germanhëlfant—
3LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
4Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
5Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →