Where does “alifanti” come from?

alifanti (Sicilian) comes from Latin elephantem, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς — elephant, ivory.

alifanti (Sicilian): older variant, non metathetic

Definitions

  1. older variant, non metathetic

Ancestry of “alifanti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinelephantemaccusative singular of elephāns
2Ancient Greekἐλέφᾱςelephant, ivory
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς →Every word from Latin elephantem →