Where does “azurous” come from?
azurous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
Ancestry of “azurous”, step by step
azurous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English azure
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | azure | The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment... |
| 2 | Middle English | asure | lapis lazuli; ultramarine, azure pigment; azure,... |
| 3 | Old French | azur | azure |
| 4 | Arabic | لَازَوَرْد | azure; lapis lazuli |
| 5 | Persian | لاژورد | Alternative form of لاجورد; blue color |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *varta- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | to see, perceive |