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Where does “zefiro” come from?

zefiro (Italian) comes from Latin Zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος — Zephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind.

zefiro (Italian): a light west wind, a zephyr

Definitions

  1. a light west wind, a zephyr

Ancestry of “zefiro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zefiro”

  • zerovoltmetro
  • zero
  • azzerare
  • azzeramento
  • зеро
  • zéro
  • zéroième
  • zero
  • zero
  • ゼロ
  • zero
  • zero
  • զրո
  • żero
  • zero
  • zéru
  • sero
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