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Where does “azur” come from?

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

azur (French): azure

Definitions

  1. azure

Ancestry of “azur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchazurazure
2Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
3PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
4Proto-Iranian*varta-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “azur”

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