Where does “gynosphinx” come from?

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

gynosphinx (English): A sphinx with the head of a woman

Definitions

A sphinx with the head of a woman

Ancestry of “gynosphinx”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Sphinx	An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids
2	Middle English	Spynx	The Sphinx
3	Latin	Sphinx	Sphinx
4	Ancient Greek	Σφίγξ	Sphinx
5	Ancient Greek	σφίγγω	to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

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