Etymology of the French word éléphant
the French word
éléphantderived from the Latin word
elephantus (elephant; ivory; large variety of lobster)
derived from the Greek word
elephas, ἐλέφας, ἐλέϕας
Date
The earliest known usage of éléphant in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
éléphantesque,
éléphanteau,
éléphanteDerivations in other languages
Romanian
elefantCognates
Dutch
olifant, English
elephant, German
Elefant, Italian
elefante, Latin
elephantes, Norwegian
elefant, Spanish
elefante, Swedish
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