Where does “camphre” come from?

camphre (French) comes from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur, from Pahlavi 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫, from Sanskrit कर्पूर — lime, calcium.

camphre (French): camphor

Definitions

  1. camphor

Ancestry of “camphre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchampore
2Old Frenchcamphore
3Medieval Latincamphora
4Ancient Greekκαμφορά
5Arabicكَافُور
6Malaykapurlime
7Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫
8Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
9Palikappūracamphor
10Old Malaykapur
11Proto-Malayic*kapur
12Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium

Words derived from “camphre

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qapuʀEvery word from Proto-Malayic *kapurEvery word from Old Malay kapur