Where does “oliphaunt” come from?

oliphaunt (Middle English) comes from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

Ancestry of “oliphaunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrencholifantAlternative form of olifan
2LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
3Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

Words derived from “oliphaunt”

Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →