Etymology

favonian

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Today it means: Pertaining to the west wind. Full definition →

Latin favōniānus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromfavōniānus
  2. English todayfavonian

Borrowed from Latin favōniānus, from Favōnius (“the West Wind”), which heralded the beginning of spring.

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