Where does “nacrite” come from?

nacrite (English) comes from French nacre, from Middle French nacre, from Old French nacre, from Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة — small drum; drum.

nacrite (English): A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a...

Definitions

  1. A basic aluminium silicate clay that is a...

Ancestry of “nacrite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnacremother-of-pearl; first-person singular present...
2Middle Frenchnacrenacre shellfish
3Old Frenchnacre—
4Latinnacchara—
5Arabicنَقَّارَةsmall drum; drum

Words derived from “nacrite”

Every word from Arabic نَقَّارَة →Every word from Latin nacchara →Every word from Old French nacre →