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Where does “Delfin” come from?

Delfin (Tagalog) comes from Spanish delfín, from French Dauphin, from Old French dalphin, from Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν, from Ancient Greek δελφύς, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelbʰ- — the womb.

Ancestry of “Delfin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdelfíndolphin; dauphin; successor
2FrenchDauphin—
3Old Frenchdalphin—
4Latindelphīnus—
5Ancient Greekδελφίν—
6Ancient Greekδελφύςthe womb
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelbʰ-the womb
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