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”

Every word from Persian زرپران →Every word from Arabic زَعْفَرَان →Every word from Medieval Latin safranum →