Where does “azulejería” come from?

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

azulejería (Spanish): the art of laying azulejos

Definitions

  1. the art of laying azulejos

Ancestry of “azulejería”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazulejoblue colored; tile; indigo bunting, Passerina...
2Spanishazulblue
3Old Spanishazurblue
4Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
5Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli
Every word from Persian لاجوردEvery word from Arabic لَازُوَرْدEvery word from Old Spanish azur