Where does “azul” come from?

azul (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.

azul (Spanish): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “azul”, step by step

azul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish azur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishazurblue
2Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
3Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli

via Old Occitan azur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanazur—

Words derived from “azul”

Every word from Persian لاجورد →Every word from Arabic لَازُوَرْد →Every word from Old Spanish azur →