Where does “ivorin” come from?
ivorin (Old French) comes from Old French ivoirin, from Old French ivoire, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.
Ancestry of “ivorin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | ivoirin | — |
| 2 | Old French | ivoire | ivory |
| 3 | Latin | eboreus | ivory |
| 4 | Latin | ebur | ivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant |
| 5 | Demotic | yb | ivory, Elephantine |
| 6 | Egyptian | ꜣbw | cessation; elephant; elephant tusk |
| 7 | Egyptian | ꜣb | to stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Afroasiatic | *leb- | — |
Words derived from “ivorin”