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Where does “sapphir” come from?
sapphir (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.
Ancestry of “sapphir”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
σάπφειρος
sapphire
2
Hebrew
סַפִּיר
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Words derived from “sapphir”
sapphire
sapphirine
sapphired
sapphirelike
saphir
safir
saphir
サファイア
sapiro
Rupphire
sapphireberry
sapphiric
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