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Where does “zafferaneto” come from?

zafferaneto (Italian) comes from Italian zafferano, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

zafferaneto (Italian): A saffron plantation

Definitions

  1. A saffron plantation

Ancestry of “zafferaneto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzafferanosaffron; lesser black-backed gull;...
2Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
3Persianزرپران—
Every word from Persian زرپران →