Where does “amber” come from?

amber (Dutch) comes from Middle French ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

amber (Dutch): amber (colour of fossil resin)

Definitions

  1. amber (colour of fossil resin)

Ancestry of “amber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchambreamber
2Old Frenchambre—
3Latinambar—
4Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
5Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Latin ambar →
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