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Where does “Gryffindor” come from?

Gryffindor (English) comes from English griffin, from Middle English griffoun, from Old French griffon, from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

Gryffindor (English): A person having traits associated with Gryffindor...

Definitions

  1. A person having traits associated with Gryffindor...

Ancestry of “Gryffindor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgriffinA mythical beast having the body of a lion and...
2Middle EnglishgriffounA griffin; A bird of prey, especially a vulture;...
3Old Frenchgriffongriffin
4Latingrȳphus—
5Latingrypsgriffin
6Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin
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