Where does “grif” come from?

grif (Old French) comes from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

Ancestry of “grif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrypsgriffin
2Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin

Words derived from “grif”

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