Where does “Sphinx” come from?

Sphinx (English) comes from Middle English Spynx, from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ, from Ancient Greek σφίγγω — to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

Sphinx (English): An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids

Definitions

  1. An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids

Ancestry of “Sphinx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSpynxThe Sphinx
2LatinSphinxSphinx
3Ancient GreekΣφίγξSphinx
4Ancient Greekσφίγγωto bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

Words derived from “Sphinx”

Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγω →Every word from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ →Every word from Latin Sphinx →