Where does “arpía” come from?
arpía (Spanish) comes from Latin harpȳia, from Ancient Greek Ἅρπυια, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω — to snatch away, carry off; to seize hastily,...
arpía (Spanish): harpy; bitch, vixen, shrew, harpy, termagant,...
Definitions
- harpy; bitch, vixen, shrew, harpy, termagant,...
Ancestry of “arpía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | harpȳia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἅρπυια | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἁρπάζω | to snatch away, carry off; to seize hastily,... |