Where does “nacre” come from?

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

nacre (Middle French): nacre shellfish

Definitions

  1. nacre shellfish

Ancestry of “nacre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnacre—
2Latinnacchara—
3Arabicنَقَّارَةsmall drum; drum

Words derived from “nacre”

Every word from Arabic نَقَّارَة →Every word from Latin nacchara →Every word from Old French nacre →