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 γρύψEvery word from Latin grypsEvery word from Old French grif