Where does “Spynx” come from?

Spynx (Middle English) comes from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ, from Ancient Greek σφίγγω — to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

Spynx (Middle English): The Sphinx

Definitions

  1. The Sphinx

Ancestry of “Spynx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSphinxSphinx
2Ancient GreekΣφίγξSphinx
3Ancient Greekσφίγγωto bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

Words derived from “Spynx”

Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγω →Every word from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ →Every word from Latin Sphinx →