Where does “safir” come from?

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

safir (Old Spanish): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “safir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaphir
2Latinsapphir
3Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
4Hebrewסַפִּיר
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּירEvery word from Ancient Greek σάπφειροςEvery word from Latin sapphir