Where does “ivoriu” come from?

ivoriu (Romanian) comes from French ivoire, from Italian avorio, from Latin eboreus, from Latin ebur, from Demotic yb, from Egyptian ꜣbw, from Egyptian ꜣb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb-.

ivoriu (Romanian): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “ivoriu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchivoireivory
2Italianavorioivory
3Latineboreusivory
4Latineburivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
5Demoticybivory, Elephantine
6Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
7Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
8Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-—
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- →Every word from Egyptian ꜣb →Every word from Egyptian ꜣbw →