The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromγρύλλος“comic figure, caricature”
- English todaygryllos
From Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “comic figure, caricature”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
gryllos
Today it means: A caricatural creature found in ancient and medieval art, typically featuring a human head with mostly bizarre, animal anatomy. Full definition →
Ancient Greek γρύλλος