Where does “zefir” come from?

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

zefir (Turkish): zephyr fabric

Definitions

  1. zephyr fabric

Ancestry of “zefir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزفیر—
2Frenchzéphyrzephyr
3Middle Frenchzephire—
4LatinZephyruspersonification of the west wind
5Ancient GreekΖέφυροςZephyrus, the west wind; westerly wind; west wind
Every word from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος →Every word from Latin Zephyrus →Every word from Middle French zephire →