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Where does the word "zephyr" come from? It comes from Greek Zephyros, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "zephyr" come from? It comes from Greek Zephyros, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Zephyr’s story begins in Greek: Zephyros meant “the god of the west wind.” The god of the gentle west wind. It reached English by 1300s as zephyr. Settled as the English word for a soft, gentle breeze. Today, zephyr means a soft, gentle breeze.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient Zephyros "the god of the west wind", the god of the gentle west wind.
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s zephyr "a soft, gentle breeze", settled as the English word for a soft, gentle breeze.