myEtymology.com: English etymology of dolphin

Etymology of the English word dolphin

the English word dolphin

derived from the Old French word dauphin

derived from the Latin word dauphin

using the Greek prefix delphin-

derived from the Vulgar Latin word dalfinus

derived from the Classical Latin word delphinus (dolphin; ornament shaped like a dolphin)

derived from the Greek word delphis, δελφίς, δελϕίς

derived from the Old French word daulfin

derived from the Old French word daulphin

derived from the Greek word delphinos

The earliest known usage of dolphin in English dates from the 13th century.

Catalan delfi, Dutch dolfijn, French dauphin, German Delphin, Italian delfino, Latin delphinus, Lithuanian delfinas, Norwegian delfin, Portuguese delfim, Russian дeльфин, Spanish delfin, Swedish delfin

Word found in Modern English