Where does “griffon” come from?

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

griffon (Old French): griffin

Definitions

  1. griffin

Ancestry of “griffon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrȳphus—
2Latingrypsgriffin
3Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin

Words derived from “griffon”

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