Where does “safran” come from?

safran (French) comes from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

safran (French): saffron; rudder blade

Definitions

  1. saffron; rudder blade

Ancestry of “safran”, step by step

safran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French safran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsafransaffron
2Medieval Latinsafranum—
3Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
4Persianزرپران—

via Arabic زعفران

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزعفرانsaffron
2Aramaicצפר—

Words derived from “safran”

Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Medieval Latin safranum →