Where does “sfinx” come from?
sfinx (Romanian) comes from French sphinx, from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ, from Ancient Greek σφίγγω — to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...
sfinx (Romanian): sphinx
Ancestry of “sfinx”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | sphinx | sphinx |
| 2 | Latin | Sphinx | Sphinx |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σφίγξ | Sphinx |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφίγγω | to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold... |