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

  1. The musk mallow plant; The essential oil produced...

Ancestry of “ambrette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambretteabelmosk, "Abelmoschus moschatus"
2Frenchambreamber
3Middle Frenchambreamber
4Old Frenchambre—
5Latinambar—
6Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
7Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Latin ambar →
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