Where does “зефи́р” come from?

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

зефи́р (Russian): zephyr

Definitions

  1. zephyr

Ancestry of “зефи́р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchzéphyrzephyr
2Middle Frenchzephire—
3LatinZephyruspersonification of the west wind
4Ancient GreekΖέφυροςZephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind

Words derived from “зефи́р”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος →Every word from Latin Zephyrus →Every word from Middle French zephire →