English
griffe
Griffe comes from French griffe ‘claw’, and goes back to Middle French griffe.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600griffe
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘claw’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600griffe
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘claw’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013same form
Earliest quotation: 2013, Russell Sturgis, Francis A. Davis: “The primary use of this is to give the…”
Every English word from Middle French griffe
Another origin of griffe
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600griffe
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Haiti), perhaps from (American) Spanish grifo (supposedly "curly-haired").
Today it means
noun A claw-like ornament at the base of a column.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French griffe / griffe