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Where does “azureness” come from?

azureness (English) comes from English azure, from Middle English asure, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

azureness (English): The quality of being azure in colour

Definitions

  1. The quality of being azure in colour

Ancestry of “azureness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishazureThe clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment...
2Middle Englishasurelapis lazuli; ultramarine, azure pigment; azure,...
3Old Frenchazurazure
4Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
5PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
6Proto-Iranian*varta-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
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