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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word DAUPHIN.
Etymology of the word
DAUPHIN.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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DAUPHIN,
eldest son of the king of France. (F.,—L.,—Gk.)
Formerly spelt Daulphin, Fabyan, vol. ii. Car. VII. an. 26;
also Dolphine, Hall, Edw. IV, an. 18.—O.F. daulphin,
for dauphin, a dolphin; also 'the Dolphin, or eldest son of
France; called so of Daulphiné, a province given or (as some
report it) sold in the year 1349 by Humbert earl thereof to Philippe
de Valois, partly on condition, that for ever the French king's
eldest son should hold it, during his father's life, of the empire;'
Cotgrave. Brachet gives the date as 1343, and explains
the name of the province by saying that 'the Dauphiné, or rather the
Viennois, had had several lords named Dauphin, a proper name which
is simply the Lat. delphinus.' A doublet of dolphin; see
Dolphin.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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