grifo

tap, faucet (device used to dispense liquids); petrol station, garage, filling station, gas station, service station; griffin

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps)bor. Latin grȳps Late Latin grȳphuslbor. Old Spanish grifo Spanish grifo Inherited from Old Spanish grifo, a learned borrowing from Late Latin grȳphus (“griffin”), from Latin grȳps, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps). Noun sense 1 (“faucet”) comes from the ornamentations which fountain faucets commonly beared, which often featured griffin heads. Compare Aragonese jeta (literally “snout”), Catalan aixeta, English cock, French robin

intoxicated (by alcohol, cannabis)

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps)bor. Latin grȳps Late Latin grȳphuslbor. Old Spanish grifo Spanish grifo Inherited from Old Spanish grifo, a learned borrowing from Late Latin grȳphus (“griffin”), from Latin grȳps, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps). Noun sense 1 (“faucet”) comes from the ornamentations which fountain faucets commonly beared, which often featured griffin heads. Compare Aragonese jeta (literally “snout”), Catalan aixeta, English cock, French robin