Where does “gorgoon” come from?

gorgoon (Dutch) comes from Italian gorgone, from Latin Gorgo, from Ancient Greek Γοργώ, from Ancient Greek γοργός — grim, fierce, terrible; spirited, vigorous;...

gorgoon (Dutch): gorgon female monster with snakes on her head

Definitions

  1. gorgon female monster with snakes on her head

Ancestry of “gorgoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangorgonegorgon
2LatinGorgothe Gorgons, daughters of Phorcus whose hair consisted of snakes
3Ancient GreekΓοργώGorgon; gorgon
4Ancient Greekγοργόςgrim, fierce, terrible; spirited, vigorous;...

Words derived from “gorgoon”

Every word from Ancient Greek γοργός →Every word from Ancient Greek Γοργώ →Every word from Latin Gorgo →