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Mistral

2 stages from Provencal/French to English.

Today it means a strong, cold, dry wind that blows through southern France toward the Mediterranean
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Stage 1 of 2
mistral
Provencal/French · medieval
"masterful, dominant"
literally masterful, describing the powerful cold wind of southern France
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Stage 2 of 2
mistral
English · 1600s
"a strong, cold northerly wind of southern France"
adopted directly for the strong, cold northerly wind of the Mediterranean coast
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