Where does “φιλοζέφυρος” come from?

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

φιλοζέφυρος (Ancient Greek): loving the west wind

Definitions

  1. loving the west wind

Ancestry of “φιλοζέφυρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΖέφῠροςpersonification of the west wind; west wind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζέφῠρος →