Where does “griffoni” come from?

griffoni (Finnish) comes from French griffon, from Old French grifon, from Old French grif, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

griffoni (Finnish): griffon dog

Definitions

  1. griffon dog

Ancestry of “griffoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgriffongriffin
2Old Frenchgrifon—
3Old Frenchgrif—
4Latingrypsgriffin
5Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →Every word from Latin gryps →Every word from Old French grif →