éléphant
French
noun
Definitions
- elephant
Etymology
Inherited 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
- elephant English
- elephantdom English
- elephantfish English
- elephanthood English
- elephantic English
- elephanticide English
- elephantlike English
- elephantoid English
- elephantry English
- were-elephant English
- elephantus Latin
- Elefant German
- elefánt Hungarian
- éléphanteau French
- éléphantelle French
- ἐλέφαντος, ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφας Ancient Greek
- ἐλέφᾱς Ancient Greek
- *ulbanduz Proto-Germanic
- elefant Middle English
- eilifint Irish
- úlfaldi Old Norse
- elefant Danish
- elefant Old French
- olifan Old French
- olifant Old French
- oliphant Old French
- oliphaunt Old French
- elefant Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- eliffant Welsh
- éléphant Norman
- êléphant Norman
- hëlfant Middle High German
- elephant Middle French
- 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *elpandu gmw-pro
- Elifant Alemannic German
- elefant Romansh
- oaljefant Western Frisian
- eļbōn Marshallese
- arewhana Maori