Etymograph

English

Zephyrus

Zephyrus comes from Latin zephyrus ‘the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr’, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖέφυροςZéphuros
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEzephyrus‘the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Zeferus
  4. EnglishtodayZephyrus

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΖέφυροςZéphuros
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEzephyrus‘the gentle west wind, the western breeze, zephyr’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Zeferus
  4. EnglishtodayZephyrus

Every English word from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος

Today it means

name The Ancient Greek god of the west wind, supposed to be the gentlest of the winds and the messenger of spring. His parents are Eos/Aurora and Astraeus, and his brothers are Boreas, Notus and Eurus, (the Anemoi), and the Astra Planeta. His wife is Chloris and their son is Karpos. His Roman counterpart is Favonius.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος / Zephyrus

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