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Where does “grif” come from?
grif (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ — griffin.
Ancestry of “grif”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
gryphus
Alternative form of gryps; griffin
2
Ancient Greek
γρύψ
griffin
Words derived from “grif”
Grifujʉð
Gripiud
Grifiud
Gruffudd
Griffinus
Grifyuth
Griffith
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