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.

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Ancestry of “Gryffindor”, step by step

Gryffindor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English griffin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	griffin	A mythical beast having the body of a lion and...
2	Middle English	griffoun	A griffin; A bird of prey, especially a vulture;...
3	Old French	griffon	griffin
4	Latin	grȳphus	—
5	Latin	gryps	griffin
6	Ancient Greek	γρύψ	griffin

via English d'or

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	d'or	Of gold; golden
2	French	de	of; from; used attributively, often translated...
3	Latin	de	The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	de	Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “Gryffindor”

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