English
libeccio
Libeccio comes from Italian libeccio ‘southwest wind’, and goes back to Ancient Greek λίψ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλίψ
- Arabicc. 500–presentرِيح لَبَاج / لَبَاش
- Italianc. 1300–presentlibeccio‘southwest wind’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEλίψ
- Arabicc. 500–presentرِيح لَبَاج / لَبَاش
- Italianc. 1300–presentlibeccio‘southwest wind’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek λίψ
Today it means
noun A southwest wind.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek λίψ / libeccio