Where does “elpend” come from?

elpend (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic elpandu, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

elpend (Old English): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “elpend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicelpanduelephant
2LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
3Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk

Words derived from “elpend”

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