Where does “Zephyr” come from?

Zephyr comes from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος, a word of unknown origin referring to the west wind in classical mythology and meteorology.

Zephyr (English): The god of the West Wind

Definitions

  1. The god of the West Wind

Ancestry of “Zephyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinZephyruspersonification of the west wind
2Ancient GreekΖέφυροςZephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind

Words derived from “Zephyr”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος →Every word from Latin Zephyrus →
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