Where does “zéphyr” come from?

zéphyr (French) comes from Middle French zephire, from Latin Zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος — Zephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind.

zéphyr (French): zephyr

Definitions

  1. zephyr

Ancestry of “zéphyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchzephire—
2LatinZephyruspersonification of the west wind
3Ancient GreekΖέφυροςZephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind

Words derived from “zéphyr”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος →Every word from Latin Zephyrus →Every word from Middle French zephire →