English word elephant comes from Latin elephantus (An elephant.. Ivory.), Latin elephans (An elephant.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| elephantus | Latin (lat) | An elephant.. Ivory. |
| elephans | Latin (lat) | An elephant. |
| elephant | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | Elephant (animal). |
| olifant | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| elefaunt | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| elephant | English (en) | (British, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second.. (figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.. (obsolete) ivory. (paper, printing) A printing-paper size measuring 30 inches×22 inches.. A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw. |