Etymology

Delphinate

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Latin Delphīnātus ← Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelbʰ-
  2. Ancient Greekδελφίς (delphís)
  3. Latindelphīnus
  4. Latindelphīnātus
  5. LatinVienna
  6. LatinViennēnsis
  7. LatinDelphīnātus Viennēnsisellip.
  8. LatinDelphīnātus
  9. English todayDelphinate

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Delphīnātus (literally “the Dauphinate”), ellipsis of Delphīnātus Viennēnsis (“the Dauphinate of Vienne”, literally “the Viennese Dauphinate”). The Latin delphīnātus (“dauphinate”) derives from delphīnus (“dauphin”) + -ātus (suffix forming abstract nouns). Doublet of dauphinate, Dauphiny, and Dauphiné.

Words from the same roots

Medieval LatinDelphīnātus all →

dauphinateDauphiné

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