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Where does “saphir” come from?

saphir (French) comes from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

saphir (French): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “saphir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapphīrus—
2Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
3Hebrewסַפִּיר—

Words derived from “saphir”

  • xa-phia
  • safir
  • safírblár
  • Safír
  • safír
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →