Where does “ambrette” come from?

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

ambrette (French): abelmosk, "Abelmoschus moschatus"

Definitions

  1. abelmosk, "Abelmoschus moschatus"

Ancestry of “ambrette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambreamber
2Middle Frenchambreamber
3Old Frenchambre—
4Latinambar—
5Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
6Middle Persianʾmblambergris

Words derived from “ambrette”

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