Where does “saphir” come from?

saphir (Middle English) comes from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

saphir (Middle English): sapphire blue gemstone

Definitions

  1. sapphire blue gemstone

Ancestry of “saphir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaphir—
2Latinsapphir—
3Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
4Hebrewסַפִּיר—

Words derived from “saphir”

Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphir →