elefante
Portuguese
/i.lɨ.ˈfɐ̃.tɨ/, /e.le.ˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
noun
Definitions
- elephant
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese elefante, (h)elefante derived from Latin elephās, elephantis (elephant) derived from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (elephant, ivory).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐλέφᾱς
Gloss
elephant, ivory
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
象
Emoji
🐘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- elephantem Latin
- elephantus Latin
- elephāns Latin
- elephās, elephantis Latin
- ἐλέφᾱς Ancient Greek
- elefant Norwegian Bokmål
- elefant Norwegian Nynorsk
- elefante Galician
- elefante, (h)elefante Old Portuguese
- elefante Asturian
- *eḷu Proto-Berber