Where does “yvory” come from?

yvory (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman ivurie, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

yvory (Middle English): ivory; Made of ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory; Made of ivory

Ancestry of “yvory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanivurie—
2Latineboreusivory
3Latineburivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
4Demoticybivory, Elephantine
5Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
6Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
7Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-—

Words derived from “yvory”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- →Every word from Egyptian ꜣb →Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →