Where does “elephant” come from?

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

elephant (Middle French): elephant animal

Definitions

  1. elephant animal

Ancestry of “elephant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchelefant—
2LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
3Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

Words derived from “elephant”

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