Saturday 27 April 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 19. Elephant

Around 1300, this pachyderm was described, in Middle English, as an 'olyfaunt'. The word had been borrowed from the Old French 'oliphant'. It then 'mutated' into 'elephant'.

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Castoffs in Chile

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