sphinx

(Inglese)

sphinx

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈspʰɪŋks]

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”) or from Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “divine image”, literally “living image”).