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Where does “sappir” come from?
sappir (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.
Ancestry of “sappir”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
σάπφειρος
sapphire
2
Hebrew
סַפִּיר
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