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elephas
Greek · ancient
"ivory, elephant"
ivory, elephant
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elephantus
Latin · ancient
"the large tusked animal"
carried into Latin for the large tusked animal
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elephant
Old French · medieval
"the large tusked animal"
carried into French for the same animal
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elephant
English · 1300s
"a large tusked mammal"
settled as the English word for the large tusked mammal
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