Where does “azul//azur” come from?
azul//azur (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin lazulum, from Arabic لازورد, from Classical Persian لاجورد.
Ancestry of “azul//azur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lazulum | heaven, sky |
| 2 | Arabic | لازورد | lapis lazuli; azure |
| 3 | Classical Persian | لاجورد | — |