Where does “azulejo” come from?

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

azulejo (Spanish): blue colored; tile; indigo bunting, Passerina...

Definitions

  1. blue colored; tile; indigo bunting, Passerina...

Ancestry of “azulejo”, step by step

azulejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish azul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazulblue
2Old Spanishazurblue
3Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
4Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli

via Andalusian Arabic اَلزُّلَيْجَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاَلزُّلَيْجَة—
2Arabicاَلزُّلَيْج—

Words derived from “azulejo”

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