Where does “ambre” come from?

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

ambre (French): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ambre”, step by step

ambre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French ambre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchambreamber
2Old Frenchambre—
3Latinambar—
4Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
5Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Medieval Latin ambra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinambra—

Words derived from “ambre”

Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Latin ambar →