Etymology

elephantine

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Today it means: Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of elephants. Full definition →

Latin elephantīn(us)
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elephantine · adjective, noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromelephantīn(us)
  2. English todayelephantine

From Latin elephantīn(us). By surface analysis, elephant + -ine.

Elephantine · proper noun, adjective2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘλεφαντίνη
  2. Latin · borrowed fromElephantīnē
  3. English todayElephantine

Borrowed from Latin Elephantīnē, from Ancient Greek Ἐλεφαντίνη (Elephantínē).

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