Where does “grifshë” come from?

grifshë (Albanian) comes from Latin gripsa, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

grifshë (Albanian): jay, Eurasian jay; shrewish woman; arbutus, wild...

Definitions

  1. jay, Eurasian jay; shrewish woman; arbutus, wild...

Ancestry of “grifshë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingripsa—
2Latingrypsgriffin
3Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin

Words derived from “grifshë”

Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →Every word from Latin gryps →Every word from Latin gripsa →
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