Where does “lapis lazulī” come from?
lapis lazulī (Medieval Latin) comes from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.
Ancestry of “lapis lazulī”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | لَازُوَرْد | lapis lazuli, azure |
| 2 | Persian | لاجورد | lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli |