Where does “awfyn” come from?

awfyn (Middle English) comes from Middle French alfin, from Old Spanish alfil, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

awfyn (Middle English): bishop chess piece

Definitions

  1. bishop chess piece

Ancestry of “awfyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchalfin—
2Old Spanishalfil—
3Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
4Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
5Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →