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

Definitions

  1. zephyr; breeze; zephyr

Ancestry of “zéfiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinzephyrusZephyrus, the west wind
2Ancient GreekΖέφῠροςpersonification of the west wind; west wind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ζέφῠρος →Every word from Latin zephyrus →