1. Etymology of the French word griffon
the Old French word
griffonderived from the Old French word
grifderived from the Late Latin word
grypus (griffin)
derived from the Greek word
grupos, γρυπός
derived from the Old French word
grifounderived from the Latin word
gryphusderived from the Greek word
grups, γρύψ
derived from the Greek word
grupos, γρυπός
derived from the Late Latin word
grypus (griffin)
derived from the Greek word
grupos, γρυπός
Derivations in other languages
English
griffon, English
griffin, English
gryphon, Italian
griffone, Romanian
grifonCognates
Dutch
grijp, English
griffin, German
Greif, Italian
grifone, Norwegian
griff, Swedish
gripUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word griffon
derived from the French word
griffonderived from the French word
grifferderived from the French word
griffeUsage
Word found in Old French
