lapis-lazuli

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

lapis-lazuli

from Latin lapis lazuli, from lapis ('stone') and lazuli ('of azure') genitive of medieval Latin lazulum ('lapis-lazuli'), borrowed from popular Arabic *lāzūrd, from classical Arabic لازورد, lāzaward, lāzuward ('id.'), borrowed from Persian lāžward ('id.') from which azure is derived.

Definition

minéralogie

See also

lazulite (cn.)