Where does “ambra” come from?

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

ambra (Polish): ambergris

Definitions

  1. ambergris

Ancestry of “ambra”, step by step

ambra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French ambre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchambreamber
2Middle Frenchambreamber
3Old Frenchambre—
4Latinambar—
5Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
6Middle Persianʾmblambergris

via Spanish ámbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishámbaramber
2Andalusian Arabicعَنْبَر—

via Italian Ambra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAmbraof modern usage

Words derived from “ambra”

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