Where does “zefir” come from?

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

zefir (Romanian): zephyr wind

Definitions

  1. zephyr wind

Ancestry of “zefir”, 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
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