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Where does “harpie” come from?

harpie (French) comes from Latin harpȳia, from Ancient Greek Ἅρπυια, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω — to snatch away, carry off; to seize hastily,...

harpie (French): harpy; a shrew, a harridan, a harpy; harpy eagle,...

Definitions

  1. harpy; a shrew, a harridan, a harpy; harpy eagle,...

Ancestry of “harpie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinharpȳia—
2Ancient GreekἍρπυια—
3Ancient Greekἁρπάζωto snatch away, carry off; to seize hastily,...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω →