Where does “sfinks” come from?

sfinks (Polish) comes from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ, from Ancient Greek σφίγγω — to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

sfinks (Polish): sphinx

Definitions

  1. sphinx

Ancestry of “sfinks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSphinxSphinx
2Ancient GreekΣφίγξSphinx
3Ancient Greekσφίγγωto bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...
Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγωEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣφίγξEvery word from Latin Sphinx