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anbar
Arabic · medieval
"ambergris"
originally referring to ambergris, a whale-derived substance
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ambre
Old French · medieval
"ambergris; fossilized resin"
the meaning shifted to include fossilized tree resin
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amber
English · medieval
"fossilized tree resin; a golden color"
settled to mean the golden fossilized resin
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