Zephirus

Middle English

Alternative forms

• Zeferus, Zepherus, Zephyrus

Etymology

From Latin zephyrus (“Zephyrus; the west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros).

Proper noun

Zephirus

1. Zephyrus, the Ancient Greek god of the west wind.
   • 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue:

     Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
     Inspired hath in every holt and heeth

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: Zephyrus

References

• “Zephirus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.