Old Galician-Portuguese

golfinno

noun

Meaning

dolphin (carnivorous aquatic mammal)
marauder (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder)

Etymology / origin

From Latin delphīnus, from Ancient Greek δελφίν (delphín).

δελφίν(Ancient Greek)→
delphīnus(la)→
golfinno (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Relations: der, der

Related words

delphīnus(la)δελφίν(Ancient Greek)golfiño(Galician)golfinho(Portuguese)

Descendant words

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