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Where does “saffron” come from?

saffron (Middle English) comes from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان, from Persian زرپران.

saffron (Middle English): saffron; Yellow; the colour of saffron;...

Definitions

  1. saffron; Yellow; the colour of saffron;...

Ancestry of “saffron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsafransaffron
2Medieval Latinsafranum—
3Arabicزَعْفَرَانsaffron
4Persianزرپران—

Words derived from “saffron”

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