Where does “azur” come from?

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

azur (Old French): azure

Definitions

  1. azure

Ancestry of “azur”, step by step

azur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic لَازَوَرْد

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

via Latin lazulum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlazulumheaven, sky
2Arabicلازوردlapis lazuli; azure
3Classical Persianلاجورد—

Words derived from “azur”

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