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

Definitions

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...

Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγω →Every word from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ →Every word from Latin Sphinx →