Where does “jynx” come from?

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

jynx (English): A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill...

Definitions

  1. A bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill...

Ancestry of “jynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniynxwryneck
2Ancient GreekἴϋγξEurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Words derived from “jynx”

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