Where does “safir” come from?

safir (Romanian) comes from French saphir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

safir (Romanian): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “safir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaphirsapphire
2Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
3Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
4Hebrewסַפִּיר—

Words derived from “safir”

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