Where does “griffoun” come from?

griffoun (Middle English) comes from Old French griffon, from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

griffoun (Middle English): A griffin; A bird of prey, especially a vulture;...

Definitions

  1. A griffin; A bird of prey, especially a vulture;...

Ancestry of “griffoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgriffongriffin
2Latingrȳphus—
3Latingrypsgriffin
4Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin

Words derived from “griffoun”

Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →Every word from Latin gryps →Every word from Latin grȳphus →