Where does “cierzo” come from?

cierzo (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin cercius, from Latin circius, from Ancient Greek κίρκιος, from Ancient Greek circus.

cierzo (Spanish): north-west wind in the Ebro valley

Definitions

  1. north-west wind in the Ebro valley

Ancestry of “cierzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincercius—
2Latincirciusa west-northwest wind
3Ancient Greekκίρκιος—
4Ancient Greekcircus—
Every word from Ancient Greek circus →Every word from Ancient Greek κίρκιος →Every word from Latin circius →