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Boreal etymology
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English word boreal comes from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς, and later Latin boreas (North wind.)
Etymology of boreal
Detailed word origin of boreal
Dictionary entry
Language
Definition
Βορέᾱς
Ancient Greek
(grc)
Boreas
Latin
(lat)
boreas
Latin
(lat)
North wind.
borealis
Latin
(lat)
Northern.
boreal
English
(en)
Of, relating to, or coming from the north.