Where does “grifo” come from?

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

grifo (Portuguese): griffin; Griffon Vulture; monkey wrench

Definitions

  1. griffin; Griffon Vulture; monkey wrench

Ancestry of “grifo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegrifo—
2Latingrȳphus—
3Latingrypsgriffin
4Ancient Greekγρύψgriffin

Words derived from “grifo”

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