Where does “grifone” come from?

grifone (Italian) comes from Italian grifo, from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

grifone (Italian): griffon or griffin, properly the griffon vulture;...

Definitions

  1. griffon or griffin, properly the griffon vulture;...

Ancestry of “grifone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrifogriffin; snout
2Latingrȳphus—
3Latingrypsgriffin
4Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →Every word from Latin gryps →Every word from Latin grȳphus →