Where does “grifo” come from?
grifo (Italian) comes from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
grifo (Italian): griffin; snout
Ancestry of “grifo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | grȳphus | — |
| 2 | Latin | gryps | griffin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γρύψ | griffin |
Words derived from “grifo”