Etymology

Favonius

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Today it means: The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus. Full definition →

Latin Favōnius
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromFavōnius
  2. English todayFavonius

Learned borrowing from Latin Favōnius.

Words from the same roots

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