eleofant

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French elefant, olifant, from Latin elephāns, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eleoˈfant/

Noun

eleofant m (plural eleofantes)

  1. elephant
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 67v:
      […] la enfermedat que dizen del eleofant que es engroſſamiẽto de piernas.
      […] the disease they call of the elephant, which is the thickening of the legs.

Descendants

  • Spanish: elefante
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