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Where does “safir” come from?

safir (Catalan) comes from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

safir (Catalan): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “safir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapphīrus—
2Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
3Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →