Where does “dauphin” come from?

dauphin (Portuguese) comes from French Dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

dauphin (Portuguese): dauphin eldest son of the king of France

Definitions

  1. dauphin eldest son of the king of France

Ancestry of “dauphin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchDauphinDelphinus
2Old Frenchdalphin—
3Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
4Ancient Greekδελφίν—
5Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →