Amber
English
/ˈæm.bə/, /ˈæm.bɚ/
proper noun
Definitions
- popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
- of uncertain origin.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English ambre derived from Old French ambre derived from Latin ambar derived from Arabic عَنْبَر (ambergris, amber).
Origin
Arabic
عَنْبَر
Gloss
ambergris, amber
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ambergate English
- Amberlynn English
- Lynn English
- gate English
- ambar Latin
- liquidus Latin
- ambra Italian
- âmbar Portuguese
- ambre Middle English
- عَنْبَر Arabic
- ambre Old French
- ámbar Galician
- عنبر Persian
- Amber Cebuano
- amber Turkish
- ambre Middle French
- 俺八兒 Chinese
- ambari Swahili
- ʾmbl Middle Persian
- 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 Middle Persian
- عَنْبَر Andalusian Arabic