Where does “azurita” come from?

azurita (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.

azurita (Spanish): azurite a soft, deep blue copper mineral

Definitions

  1. azurite a soft, deep blue copper mineral

Ancestry of “azurita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazurazure
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-