Where does “ambre” come from?

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

ambre (Middle French): amber

Definitions

  1. amber

Ancestry of “ambre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ambre”

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