zephyr

zephyr · noun, verb¹

1. Russian · semantic loan fromзефи́р
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΖέφυρος
3. Latin · derived fromzephyrus“west wind”
4. English todayzephyr

From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir, zéphire, Zephyr, and Zephyrus. The confectionery sense is a semantic loan from Russian зефи́р (zefír).

Zephyr · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΖέφυρος
2. English todayZephyr

From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).

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