Where does “azulejista” come from?
azulejista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese azulejo, from Spanish azulejo, from Spanish azul, from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.
azulejista (Portuguese): tilesetter; tilemaker
Ancestry of “azulejista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | azulejo | tile |
| 2 | Spanish | azulejo | blue colored; tile; indigo bunting, Passerina... |
| 3 | Spanish | azul | blue |
| 4 | Old Spanish | azur | blue |
| 5 | Arabic | لَازُوَرْد | lapis lazuli, azure |
| 6 | Persian | لاجورد | lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli |