'azurite' originates from French, specifically the word 'azurite', where 'azur' meant 'lapis lazuli' (a deep blue stone) and the suffix '-ite' was used for minerals.

'azurite' traces back through French 'azurite' to Old French 'azur' (from Arabic 'lazaward' via Persian), and the term was adopted into English to name the blue mineral.

Initially associated with the color or the deep-blue stone 'lapis lazuli' and blue pigments, it evolved into the specific mineral name 'azurite' for the deep-blue copper carbonate used as a mineral and pigment.