English
Zephyr
Zephyr comes from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖέφυροςZéphuros
- Englishearliest quotation 1714Zephyr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖέφυροςZéphuros
- Englishearliest quotation 1714Zephyr
Earliest quotation: 1714, Alexander Pope, The Guardian: “For a Tempeſt. Take Eurus, Zephyr, Auſter and Boreas,…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος
Today it means
name The god of the West Wind.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος / Zephyr