The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromδελφίν
- Latin · derived fromdelphīnus
- English todayDelphinus
From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín), a later form of the previous δελφίς (delphís, “a dolphin”). Doublet of dolphin.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.