eleofant

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• elifant

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