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Where does “Ζέφυρος” come from?

Ζέφυρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

Ζέφυρος (Ancient Greek): personification of the west wind; west wind

Definitions

  1. personification of the west wind; west wind

Ancestry of “Ζέφυρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex

Words derived from “Ζέφυρος”

  • zephyr
  • Zephyrus
  • zephyrous
  • zephyrlike
  • Zephyrette
  • zephyrless
  • zephyry
  • zephyrette
  • zephyrus
  • Zephyrus
  • céfiro
  • zefiro
  • azzerare
  • azzeramento
  • zerovoltmetro
  • zero
  • зеро
  • zéroième
  • zéro
  • Zéfiro
  • zero
  • zéfiro
  • zero
  • ゼロ
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