Where does “iviéthe” come from?

iviéthe (Norman) comes from Old French yvoire, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

iviéthe (Norman): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “iviéthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchyvoire—
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-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- →Every word from Egyptian ꜣb →Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →