Where does “dafin” come from?
dafin (Romanian) comes from Late Latin daphinus, from Ancient Greek Δάφνη, from Ancient Greek δάφνη, from Ancient Greek η, from Phoenician 𐤇, from Egyptian ?.
dafin (Romanian): laurel
Ancestry of “dafin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | daphinus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Δάφνη | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δάφνη | laurel, bay |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | η | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤇 | het; heth |
| 6 | Egyptian | ? | — |