Where does “grif” come from?

grif (Danish) comes from German Gryph, from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

grif (Danish): a griffin

Definitions

  1. a griffin

Ancestry of “grif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGryph—
2Latingrȳphus—
3Latingrypsgriffin
4Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →Every word from Latin gryps →Every word from Latin grȳphus →