Where does “sphinx chauve-souris” come from?

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

sphinx chauve-souris (French): (Hyles vespertilio)

Definitions

(Hyles vespertilio)

Ancestry of “sphinx chauve-souris”, step by step

sphinx chauve-souris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sphinx

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	sphinx	sphinx
2	Latin	Sphinx	Sphinx
3	Ancient Greek	Σφίγξ	Sphinx
4	Ancient Greek	σφίγγω	to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

via French chauve-souris

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	chauve-souris	bat

Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγω →Every word from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ →Every word from Latin Sphinx →