oliphant

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐλέφας“ivory, elephant”
2. Latin · derived fromelephantus“elephant”
3. Old French · derived fromoliphant“ivory, elephant, musical horn of ivory”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromoliphant“ivory, elephant”
5. Middle English · inherited fromolifaunt
6. English todayoliphant

From Middle English olifaunt, from Anglo-Norman oliphant (“ivory, elephant”) and Old French oliphant (“ivory, elephant, musical horn of ivory”), from Latin elephantus (“elephant”), from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “ivory, elephant”).

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