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Where does “azur” come from?

azur (Spanish) comes from French azur, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

azur (Spanish): azure

Definitions

  1. azure

Ancestry of “azur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchazurazure
2Old Frenchazurazure
3Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
4PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
5Proto-Iranian*varta-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →