Etymology of the English word camphor
the English word
camphorderived from the Old French word
camphrederived from the Medieval Latin word
camphoraderived from the Arabic word
kafurderived from the Malay word
kapurderived from the Arabic word
kāfūrderived from the Anglo-Norman word
caumfrederived from the Medieval Latin word
camphoraderived from the Arabic word
kafurderived from the Malay word
kapurderived from the Arabic word
kāfūrDate
The earliest known usage of camphor in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
camphene,
camphorweedCognates
Dutch
kamfer, French
camphre, German
Kampfer, Icelandic
kamfóra, Italian
canfora, Norwegian
kamfer, Spanish
alcanfor, Swedish
kamferUsage
Word found in Modern English
