Where does “almalfil” come from?

almalfil (Old Spanish) comes from Arabic عَظْم اَلْفِيل, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Ancestry of “almalfil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicعَظْم اَلْفِيلelephant-bone
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “almalfil”

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