Anemoi
/əˈniːmɔɪ/noun
The personified wind gods of ancient Greek mythology, or the winds collectively.
Did you know?The four principal Anemoi were Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus, each associated with a cardinal direction, season, and distinct temperament.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂enh₁-
“To breathe or blow; the reconstructed root associated with moving air.”
Proto-Greek
Greek
*ánemos
“Wind; a reconstructed ancestor of the classical Greek noun.”
8th–7th Century BCE
Ancient Greek
ἄνεμος (ánemos)
“Wind or moving air.”
Classical Greek
Ancient Greek
Ἄνεμοι (Ánemoi)
“The winds, personified as divine beings; plural of ánemos.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Anemoi
“The Greek wind gods, retained as a mythological name in Latin writing.”
19th Century
English
Anemoi
“A scholarly English borrowing for the Greek wind deities or their collective name.”