The story
- French · borrowed fromzéphire
- English todayzéphire
From French zéphire. So named because the dish was considered light like a zephyr breeze or cloth. Compare Russian зефи́р (zefír, “marshmallow”), another light food named for the breeze. Doublet of zefir, Zephyr, zephyr, and Zephyrus.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.