Etymology of the French word camphre
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
kāfūrDate
The earliest known usage of camphre in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
camphrer,
camphrierDerivations in other languages
English
camphorCognates
Dutch
kamfer, English
camphor, German
Kampfer, Icelandic
kamfóra, Italian
canfora, Norwegian
kamfer, Spanish
alcanfor, Swedish
kamferUsage
Word found in Old French
