[DOC] [TLE] Eland | Define Eland at Dictionary.com [PAR] Word Origin. noun, plural elands (especially collectively) eland. 1. either of two 
large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally ... 1780-
90; < Afrikaans < Dutch eland elk ( Middle Dutch elen, elant) < early modern ... "
red, brown" (see elk), cognate with first element in Greek Elaphebolion, name of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Dutch Language - Vander Sande Genealogy [PAR] Nevertheless, in many cases Dutch and English words of Germanic origin 
resemble each ... words must have travelled from German to Dutch (and vice 
versa) in large ... in English denoting African animals, which look very much like 
Dutch words. ... which is also locally called elk), and the antelope is called 
elandantilope (lit. [DOC] [TLE] 7 - Online Etymology Dictionary [PAR] From the Latin word come Italian otto, Spanish ocho, Old French oit, Modern 
French huit. ... The Spanish piece of eight (1690s) was so called because it was 
worth eight .... Cape elk, large South African antelope, 1786, from Dutch eland "
elk,"... [DOC] [TLE] eland (n.) - Online Etymology Dictionary [PAR] Cape elk, large South African antelope, 1786, from Dutch eland "elk," probably ... 
brown" (see elk), cognate with first element in Greek Elaphebolion, name of the 
ninth ... as ellan (1610s, via French), ellend (from the German form of the word). [DOC] [TLE] eland - Wiktionary [PAR] From Dutch eland   (elk). ... A genus of large South African antelope (
Taurotragus), valued both for its hide ... ellenis, "stag", from IE root el- "red, brown
" (also the root of the word elk). ... etyl cleanup/en  Entries using missing 
taxonomic name (genus)  Entries using missing taxonomic name (species) ... 
Read  Edit  History... [DOC] [TLE] Common eland - Wikipedia [PAR] The common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also known as the southern eland or 
eland antelope, ... When Dutch settlers came to the Cape Province, they named it 
after the large, herbivorous moose. In Dutch the animal is called "Eland antelope" 
to distinguish it from the moose, ... Common elands are spiral-horned antelopes. [DOC] [TLE] Gemsbok - Wikipedia [PAR] The gemsbok or gemsbuck (Oryx gazella) is a large antelope in the Oryx genus. It 
is native to the arid regions of Southern Africa, such as the Kalahari Desert. ... 
The name "gemsbok" in English is derived from Afrikaans gemsbok, which itself 
is derived from the Dutch name of the male chamois, gemsbok. Although some... [DOC] [TLE] steenbok | Natural History [PAR] The word steenbok in Dutch refers to the Alpine Ibex, which is known as ... Africa, 
they called the little antelope they saw steenbok, and the name has ... (Similarly, 
the large antelope these settlers found was called an Eland, which is Dutch for 
elk/moose. In North America, we called the close relative of the red deer an elk. [DOC] [TLE] Eland - definition of eland by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Either of two large African antelopes (Taurotragus oryx or T. derbianus) having ... 
[Afrikaans, from Dutch, elk, from obsolete German Elend, of Baltic origin; akin to 
Lithuanian lnias, deer.] ... ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend
:. [DOC] [TLE] languagehat.com : MOOSE/ELK. [PAR] Aug 2, 2006 ... There's a fascinating introductory section on the history of the words elk and ... of 
southern British English there were two terms for large deer, 'elk', and ... and 
antelopes, lies at the root of the modern scientific name, the late Latin dama, and 
the German Damhirsch, French daim, Dutch Damhert, Italian daino. [DOC] [TLE] languagehat.com : MOOSE/ELK II. [PAR] Oct 27, 2008 ... In British English, moose are called elk, a word that goes back to ... The 
Canadian French term for moose

Question: This large African antelope's name comes from the Dutch word for an elk
Answer: Eland