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SAPPHIRE
Etymologically, the English word "sapphire" derives from French saphir, from Latin sapphirus, sappirus from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) from Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappir). Some linguists propose that the semitic (e.g. Hebrew) terms derive from Sanskrit Sanipriya (शनिप्रिय), from "sani" (शनि) meaning "Saturn" and "priyah" (प्रिय), dear, i.e. literally "sacred to Saturn".
A traditional Hindu belief holds that the sapphire causes the planet Saturn (Shani) to be favorable to the wearer.
The Greek term for sapphire quite likely was instead used to refer to lapis lazuli.
During the Medieval Ages, European lapidaries came to refer to blue corundum crystal by "sapphire", a derivative of the Lat...
Etymologically, the English word "sapphire" derives from French saphir, from Latin sapphirus, sappirus from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) from Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappir). Some linguists propose that the semitic (e.g. Hebrew) terms derive from Sanskrit Sanipriya (शनिप्रिय), from "sani" (शनि) meaning "Saturn" and "priyah" (प्रिय), dear, i.e. literally "sacred to Saturn".
A traditional Hindu belief holds that the sapphire causes the planet Saturn (Shani) to be favorable to the wearer.
The Greek term for sapphire quite likely was instead used to refer to lapis lazuli.
During the Medieval Ages, European lapidaries came to refer to blue corundum crystal by "sapphire", a derivative of the Lat...
