Where does “sphinx” come from?

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

sphinx (French): sphinx

Definitions

  1. sphinx

Ancestry of “sphinx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSphinxSphinx
2Ancient GreekΣφίγξSphinx
3Ancient Greekσφίγγωto bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

Words derived from “sphinx

Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγωEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣφίγξEvery word from Latin Sphinx