Where does “ζαφείρι” come from?

ζαφείρι (Greek) comes from Italian zaffiro, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

ζαφείρι (Greek): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “ζαφείρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzaffirosapphire; sapphire colored
2Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
3Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
4Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →