Where does “jinx” come from?

jinx (English) comes from English jynx, from Latin iynx, from Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ — Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla).

jinx (English): A hex; an evil spell; A person or thing supposed...

Definitions

  1. A hex; an evil spell; A person or thing supposed...

Ancestry of “jinx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjynxA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill...
2Latiniynxwryneck
3Ancient GreekἴϋγξEurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Words derived from “jinx”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ →Every word from Latin iynx →Every word from English jynx →