Etymology

oliphaunt

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Today it means: elephant Full definition →

Middle English oliphaunt ← Old French olifant ← Latin elephantus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromelephantus
  2. Old French · derived fromolifant
  3. Middle English · inherited fromoliphaunt
  4. English todayoliphaunt

From Middle English oliphaunt, olifaunt, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus; see elephant for more information.

Words from the same roots

Latinelephantus all →

elephantoliphantolifant

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.