Where does “ambrer” come from?

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

ambrer (French): to perfume with ambergris

Definitions

  1. to perfume with ambergris

Ancestry of “ambrer”, step by step

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