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Where does “サファイア” come from?

サファイア (Japanese) comes from English sapphire, from Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

サファイア (Japanese): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “サファイア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsapphireA clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as...
2Middle Englishsaphir—
3Old Frenchsaphir—
4Latinsapphir—
5Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
6Hebrewסַפִּיר—
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