Latin elephas

← Proto-Berber *eḷu (mention)

← Egyptian ꜣbw (derived)

← Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀩𐀞 (derived)

← Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (derived)

← Sanskrit इभ (derived)

→ Catalan elefant (borrowed)

→ Latin elephantinus (affix)

→ Maltese iljunfant (derived)

→ Sicilian lifanti (derived)