Etymology

delphin

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Today it means: Relating to the dauphin of France; delphinal Full definition →

Latin delphinus
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delphin · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromdelphinus“a dolphin”
  2. English todaydelphin

From Latin delphinus (“a dolphin”) + -in.

Delphin · adjective2

See dauphin.

Words from the same roots

Latindelphinus all →

dolphindauphindelphineDelphinusdelphinicdelphiniondelphinoid

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