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Typhon is a Greek titan, master of the winds. By some coincidence, the english derivative "Typhoon" sounds very much like the Japanese word "taifu", but it's ob
by wazoox 16y ago
Typhon is a Greek titan, master of the winds. By some coincidence, the english derivative "Typhoon" sounds very much like the Japanese word "taifu", but it's obviously unrelated. The English (an other European languages) word definitely comes from Greek.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhon
- Paulomus 16y agoI think it is more correct to say that all the typhoon words derive from Greek (or at least a common source). Europeans borrowed a cognate local word (tufan) to describe the cyclones of the Indian Ocean and 'correcred' the spelling to the Greek roots. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=typhoon&searchmode=none http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=typhoon&searc...