The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἴϋγξ“Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”
- Latin · borrowed fromiynx“wryneck”
- English todayjynx
An adaptation of the Latin iynx (“wryneck”), itself an adaptation of the Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ (íünx, “Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla; spell or charm; passionate yearning”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.