Where does “alfin” come from?

alfin (Middle French) comes from Old Spanish alfil, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Ancestry of “alfin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishalfil—
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “alfin”

Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →