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Where does “zaffiro” come from?

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

zaffiro (Italian): sapphire; sapphire colored

Definitions

  1. sapphire; sapphire colored

Ancestry of “zaffiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapphīrus—
2Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
3Hebrewסַפִּיר—

Words derived from “zaffiro”

  • ζαφείρι
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →