Etymology of the English word hippogriff
the English word
hippogriffderived from the French word
hippogriffederived from the Italian word
ippogrifousing the Italian prefix
ippo-derived from the Greek prefix
ippo-, ἱππο-
derived from the Greek word
hippos, ἵππος (horse; a horse)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ekwo-derived from the Italian word
grifoderived from the Late Latin word
grypus (griffin)
derived from the Greek word
grupos, γρυπός
Date
The earliest known usage of hippogriff in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
