éléphant
Norman
noun
Definitions
- (Guernsey) elephant
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French elephant derived from Latin elephantus (elephant) derived from Ancient Greek ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας.
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elephantus Latin
- Elefant German
- elefánt Hungarian
- éléphant French
- ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφᾱς Ancient Greek
- *ulbanduz Proto-Germanic
- eilifint Irish
- úlfaldi Old Norse
- elefant Danish
- elefant Old French
- olifan Old French
- olifant Old French
- oliphant Old French
- oliphaunt Old French
- êléphant Norman
- hëlfant Middle High German
- elephant Middle French
- 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *elpandu gmw-pro
- Elifant Alemannic German
- elefant Romansh
- oaljefant Western Frisian