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Where does “boreās” come from?

boreās (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Βορέας — the north wind, personified as Boreas; the North.

Ancestry of “boreās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΒορέαςthe north wind, personified as Boreas; the North
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