Where does “dolfin” come from?

dolfin (Middle English) comes from Old French daulphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Ancestry of “dolfin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdaulphin
2Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
3Ancient Greekδελφίν
4Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb

Words derived from “dolfin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύςEvery word from Ancient Greek δελφίν