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 δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →