Where does “ambrette” come from?
ambrette (English) comes from French ambrette, from French ambre, from Middle French ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.
ambrette (English): The musk mallow plant; The essential oil produced...
Definitions
- The musk mallow plant; The essential oil produced...
Ancestry of “ambrette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ambrette | abelmosk, "Abelmoschus moschatus" |
| 2 | French | ambre | amber |
| 3 | Middle French | ambre | amber |
| 4 | Old French | ambre | — |
| 5 | Latin | ambar | — |
| 6 | Arabic | عَنْبَر | amber; ambergris |
| 7 | Middle Persian | ʾmbl | ambergris |