Where does “azuriu” come from?

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

azuriu (Romanian): azure

Definitions

  1. azure

Ancestry of “azuriu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianazurazure, light-blue, sky-blue
2Frenchazurazure
3Old Frenchazurazure
4Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
5PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
6Proto-Iranian*varta-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-