Where does “griffiness” come from?

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

griffiness (English): female griffin

Definitions

  1. female griffin

Ancestry of “griffiness”, step by step

griffiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English griffin

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

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →