myEtymology.com: French etymology of dauphine

Etymology of the French word dauphine

the French word dauphine

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

English dauphine