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Where does “grȳphus” come from?
grȳphus (Latin) comes from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
Ancestry of “grȳphus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
gryps
griffin
2
Ancient Greek
γρύψ
griffin
Words derived from “grȳphus”
griffin
griffon
Gryffindor
griffe
griff
griffiness
griffinism
griffinish
grifo
grifo
gríb
grifu
griu
griffon
gripr
Gryph
grifo
grif
grifon
griffon
gripur
grifone
ippogrifo
griff
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →
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