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Where does “griffmadár” come from?

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

griffmadár (Hungarian): griffin

Definitions

  1. griffin

Ancestry of “griffmadár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangriffgriffin
2GermanGryph—
3Latingrȳphus—
4Latingrypsgriffin
5Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin
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