Where does “azulejo” come from?

azulejo (French) comes from Portuguese azulejo, from Spanish azulejo, from Spanish azul, from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.

azulejo (French): a blue tile

Definitions

  1. a blue tile

Ancestry of “azulejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseazulejotile
2Spanishazulejoblue colored; tile; indigo bunting, Passerina...
3Spanishazulblue
4Old Spanishazurblue
5Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
6Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli
Every word from Persian لاجوردEvery word from Arabic لَازُوَرْدEvery word from Old Spanish azur