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Where does “azureus” come from?

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

azureus (Latin): Of a deep blue colour

Definitions

  1. Of a deep blue colour

Ancestry of “azureus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
2Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli
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