Etymology of the French word embaumer
the Old French word
embaumerderived from the French word
baumeDate
The earliest known usage of embaumer in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
embaumement,
embaumeur,
embaumantDerivations in other languages
English
embalmCognates
Dutch
balsamen, English
embalm, German
einbalsamieren, Norwegian
balsamere, Provençal
enbasmar, Spanish
embalsamar, Swedish
balsameraUsage
Word found in Old French
