west (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. Făvōnius2. Zĕphy̆rus • west (adj.): occĭdentālis, occĭduus: v. western. Phr.: the w. wind, ventus occidentalis: Gell. In classical Latin expr. by one word: 1. Făvōnius: to date the beginning of spring from the w. wind, veris initium a Favonio notare, Cic. Verr. 5, 10, 27. 2. Zĕphy̆rus: Tempe moved by w. winds, Zephyris agitata Tempe, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 24.