Etymology Explorer
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Where does “nacre” come from?
nacre (Old French) comes from Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة — small drum; drum.
Ancestry of “nacre”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
nacchara
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2
Arabic
نَقَّارَة
small drum; drum
Words derived from “nacre”
nacre
nacreous
nacrite
nacred
nacre
nacre
nacrein
nacry
nacru
nacrit
Every word from Arabic نَقَّارَة →
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