Etymology of the English word boreal
the English word
borealderived from the Latin word
boreasderived from the Greek word
boreas, βορέας
derived from the Late Latin word
Borealisderived from the Latin word
Boreas (north wind; the_North; Boreas)
derived from the Greek word
BoreasDate
The earliest known usage of boreal in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
