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elephantinus.

elephant; elephantine

12 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɛ.ɫɛ.pʰanˈtiː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[e.le.fanˈtiː.nus]

  1. elephant; elephantine

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- Egyptian ꜣbwbor.? Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās)bor. Latin elephās, elephant- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin elephantīnus From elephās, elephant- (“elephant”) + -īnus.

adj[ɛ.ɫɛˈpʰan.tɪ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[e.leˈfan.ti.nus]

  1. ivory; made of ivory

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- Egyptian ꜣbwbor.? Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos) Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος (elephántinos)bor. Latin elephantinus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐλεφάντινος (elephántinos).

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