Where does “zef” come from?

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

zef (French): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “zef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzéphyrzephyr
2Middle Frenchzephire
3LatinZephyruspersonification of the west wind
4Ancient GreekΖέφυροςZephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind
Every word from Ancient Greek ΖέφυροςEvery word from Latin ZephyrusEvery word from Middle French zephire