Where does “nacrit” come from?

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

nacrit (Romanian): nacrite

Definitions

  1. nacrite

Ancestry of “nacrit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnacriteA basic aluminium silicate clay that is a...
2Frenchnacremother-of-pearl; first-person singular present...
3Middle Frenchnacrenacre shellfish
4Old Frenchnacre—
5Latinnacchara—
6Arabicنَقَّارَةsmall drum; drum
Every word from Arabic نَقَّارَة →Every word from Latin nacchara →Every word from Old French nacre →