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Where does “Gryph” come from?

Gryph (German) comes from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

Ancestry of “Gryph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrȳphus—
2Latingrypsgriffin
3Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin

Words derived from “Gryph”

  • griffmadár
  • griff
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →