Where does “zafiro” come from?

zafiro (Spanish) comes from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

zafiro (Spanish): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “zafiro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zafiro

Every word from Hebrew סַפִּירEvery word from Ancient Greek σάπφειροςEvery word from Latin sapphīrus
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