Where does “elefăntoaică” come from?

elefăntoaică (Romanian) comes from Romanian elefant, from French éléphant, from Middle French elephant, from Old French elefant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας, from Egyptian ꜣbw — cessation; elephant; elephant tusk.

elefăntoaică (Romanian): female elephant

Definitions

  1. female elephant

Ancestry of “elefăntoaică”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianelefantelephant
2Frenchéléphantelephant
3Middle Frenchelephantelephant animal
4Old Frenchelefant—
5LatinelephantusAn elephant; Ivory
6Ancient Greekἐλέφαςivory; elephant
7Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας →Every word from Latin elephantus →