Where does “zéfiro” come from?
zéfiro (Portuguese) comes from Latin zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφῠρος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.
zéfiro (Portuguese): zephyr; breeze; zephyr
Ancestry of “zéfiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | zephyrus | Zephyrus, the west wind |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ζέφῠρος | personification of the west wind; west wind |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃yebʰ- | to copulate, have sex |