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Where does “sapiro” come from?

sapiro (Cebuano) comes from English sapphire, from Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

sapiro (Cebuano): a guava tree that bears pink-fleshed fruits; a...

Definitions

  1. a guava tree that bears pink-fleshed fruits; a...

Ancestry of “sapiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsapphireA clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as...
2Middle Englishsaphir—
3Old Frenchsaphir—
4Latinsapphir—
5Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
6Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →