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Where does “safranum” come from?

safranum (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

Ancestry of “safranum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
2Persianزرپران—

Words derived from “safranum”

  • saffron
  • saffroned
  • saffronization
  • saffronisation
  • saffrony
  • saffronize
  • saffronlike
  • safran
  • saffron
  • safran
  • safran
  • safran
  • safran
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