Where does “grifon” come from?
grifon (Old French) comes from Old French grif, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
Ancestry of “grifon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | grif | — |
| 2 | Latin | gryps | griffin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γρύψ | griffin |