Where does “ῥαμφηστής” come from?

ῥαμφηστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος — crooked beak of birds of prey, bill.

Ancestry of “ῥαμφηστής”, step by step

ῥαμφηστής traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ῥάμφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥάμφοςcrooked beak of birds of prey, bill

via Ancient Greek ῥαμφή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥαμφήhooked knife, bill

Words derived from “ῥαμφηστής

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάμφος