Where does “lapis lazuli” come from?

lapis lazuli (English) comes from Medieval Latin lapis lazulī, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.

lapis lazuli (English): A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and...

Definitions

  1. A deep-blue stone, used in making jewelry, and...

Ancestry of “lapis lazuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinlapis lazulī—
2Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
3Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli

Words derived from “lapis lazuli”

Every word from Persian لاجورد →Every word from Arabic لَازُوَرْد →Every word from Medieval Latin lapis lazulī →