Where does “ambre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ambre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinambar—
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris

Words derived from “ambre”

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