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Saffron

3 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a deep orange spice made from crocus flower stigmas
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Stage 1 of 3
za'faran
Arabic · medieval
"saffron"
the Arabic name for the crocus spice
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Stage 2 of 3
safran
Old French · medieval
"saffron"
spread through Mediterranean spice trade
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Stage 3 of 3
saffron
English · medieval
"the saffron spice"
settled as the English name for the spice
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