Where does “delfinariu” come from?

delfinariu (Romanian) comes from Romanian delfin, from Italian delfino, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

delfinariu (Romanian): dolphinarium

Definitions

  1. dolphinarium

Ancestry of “delfinariu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandelfindolphin; The Delphinus constellation; butterfly
2Italiandelfinodolphin; dauphin; probable successor
3Old Frenchdalphin—
4Latindelphīnusa dolphin an aquatic mammal of the family
5Ancient Greekδελφίν—
6Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφύς →Every word from Ancient Greek δελφίν →