Etymology

emblic

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Today it means: The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery) Full definition →

Medieval Latin emblicus ← Arabic أَمْلَج ← Sanskrit आमलक
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromआमलक
  2. Arabic · derived fromأَمْلَج
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromemblicus
  4. English todayemblic

From Medieval Latin emblicus, from Arabic أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of amla.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritआमलक all →

amlaamalaka

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