Where does “yvory,ivorie” come from?

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

Ancestry of “yvory,ivorie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	eboreus	ivory
2	Latin	ebur	ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
3	Demotic	yb	ivory, Elephantine
4	Egyptian	ꜣbw	cessation; elephant; elephant tusk
5	Egyptian	ꜣb	to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
6	Proto-Afroasiatic	*leb-	—

Words derived from “yvory,ivorie”

ivori

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