Where does “lazurium” come from?

lazurium (Latin) comes from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

Ancestry of “lazurium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
2PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
3Proto-Iranian*varta-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “lazurium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta-Every word from Persian لاژورد