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Where does “azurium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “azurium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “azurium”

  • azure
  • azurin
  • azured
  • azury
  • azurely
  • azureness
  • azureous
  • azur
  • azur
  • azur
  • asure
  • azur
  • azur
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