Where does “sapphireberry” come from?

sapphireberry (English) comes from English Berry, from Middle English berye, from Old English berġe, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

sapphireberry (English): The plant Symplocos paniculata or its blue berry

Definitions

  1. The plant Symplocos paniculata or its blue berry

Ancestry of “sapphireberry”, step by step

sapphireberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Berry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBerryA place name
2Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
3Old Englishberġeberry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-

via English sapphire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsapphireA clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as...
2Middle Englishsaphirsapphire blue gemstone
3Old Frenchsaphir
4Latinsapphir
5Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
6Hebrewסַפִּיר
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-
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