Where does “sphingine” come from?

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

sphingine (English): Sphinx-like; The amino alcohol...

Definitions

  1. Sphinx-like; The amino alcohol...

Ancestry of “sphingine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSphinxSphinx
2Ancient GreekΣφίγξSphinx
3Ancient Greekσφίγγωto bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...
Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγω →Every word from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ →Every word from Latin Sphinx →