Where does “siphon” come from?

siphon (French) comes from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

siphon (French): siphon

Definitions

  1. siphon

Ancestry of “siphon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsiphon—
2Old Frenchsifon—
3Latinsīphōa siphon or tube
4Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

Words derived from “siphon”

Every word from Ancient Greek σίφων →Every word from Latin sīphō →Every word from Old French sifon →