Where does “olifante” come from?

olifante (Portuguese) comes from French olifant, from Old French olifan, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

olifante (Portuguese): Small ivory horn of knights from the Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. Small ivory horn of knights from the Middle Ages

Ancestry of “olifante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencholifantolifant ivory horn
2Old Frencholifanivory; an ivory horn; elephant
3LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
4Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
5Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →