Etymology of the French word ambre
the Old French word
ambrederived from the Medieval Latin word
ambraderived from the Arabic word
'anbarDate
The earliest known usage of ambre in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
ambréine,
ambrette,
ambrer,
ambrinDerivations in other languages
English
ambergris, English
amber, Romanian
ambrăCognates
Dutch
ambra, English
ambergris, German
Amber, Italian
ambra, Norwegian
ambra, Swedish
ambraUsage
Word found in Old French
