Comments (Meaning / History Only)
It seems Safranum comes from the Persian intercessor za'farān (زعفران), which may be ultimately from the unattested word *zar-parān (زرپران) zar (زر) meaning "gold" and par (پر) meaning "feather" that is to say "having yellow leaves". [noted -ed]
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