Where does “สฟิงซ์” come from?

สฟิงซ์ (Thai) comes from English Sphinx, from Middle English Spynx, from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ, from Ancient Greek σφίγγω — to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...

สฟิงซ์ (Thai): sphinx

Definitions

  1. sphinx

Ancestry of “สฟิงซ์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSphinxAn ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids
2Middle EnglishSpynxThe Sphinx
3LatinSphinxSphinx
4Ancient GreekΣφίγξSphinx
5Ancient Greekσφίγγωto bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold...
Every word from Ancient Greek σφίγγωEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣφίγξEvery word from Latin Sphinx