'amber-producing' is a compound of English 'amber' and the present participle 'producing' (from the verb 'produce'). 'Produce' ultimately originates from Latin 'producere', where the prefix 'pro-' meant 'forward' and the root 'ducere' meant 'to lead'. 'Amber' in English comes via Old French 'ambre' (and Medieval Latin 'ambra') from Arabic 'anbar'.

'Produce' passed from Latin 'producere' into Old French as 'produire' and then into Middle English as 'produce'; the participle form developed into modern English 'producing'. 'Amber' came into English through Old French 'ambre' (from Arabic 'anbar'); its sense shifted in English from earlier references (including ambergris) to the fossilized tree resin sense in later usage. The modern compound 'amber-producing' is formed in English by combining the noun 'amber' with the participle 'producing'.

Initially, Latin 'producere' meant 'lead forward' and evolved into English 'produce' meaning 'to bring forth or make'; 'amber' originally had senses including 'ambergris' in some borrowings but later came to be used for fossilized tree resin. The compound 'amber-producing' now specifically denotes something that yields amber.