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Where does “nacre” come from?

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

nacre (French): mother-of-pearl; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. mother-of-pearl; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “nacre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnacrenacre
2Old Frenchnacre—
3Latinnacchara—
4Arabicنَقَّارَةsmall drum; drum

Words derived from “nacre”

  • nacarado
  • nácar
Every word from Arabic نَقَّارَة →