Where does “grifo” come from?

grifo (Old High German) comes from Latin grȳphus, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.

grifo (Old High German): griffin

Definitions

  1. griffin

Ancestry of “grifo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrȳphus—
2Latingrypsgriffin
3Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin
Every word from Ancient Greek γρύψ →Every word from Latin gryps →Every word from Latin grȳphus →