Where does “liquidambar” come from?

liquidambar (English) comes from Translingual Liquidambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر, from Middle Persian ʾmbl — ambergris.

liquidambar (English): A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the...

Definitions

  1. A resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the...

Ancestry of “liquidambar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLiquidambargenus}}
2Arabicعَنْبَرamber; ambergris
3Middle Persianʾmblambergris
Every word from Middle Persian ʾmbl →Every word from Arabic عَنْبَر →Every word from Translingual Liquidambar →