Where does “delfinist” come from?

delfinist (Romanian) comes from Italian delfinista, 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.

delfinist (Romanian): dolphin (form of butterfly stroke) swimmer

Definitions

  1. dolphin (form of butterfly stroke) swimmer

Ancestry of “delfinist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandelfinistadolphin swimmer
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 →