myEtymology.com: French etymology of dauphin

1. Etymology of the French word dauphin

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

English dauphin, English dolphin, Spanish delfín

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

Word found in Old French

derived from the French word dauphin

Word found in Old French