Where does “liquidámbar” come from?

liquidámbar (Spanish) comes from Spanish líquido, from Latin liquidus, from Latin liqueō, from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō, from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

liquidámbar (Spanish): liquidambar, sweetgum

Definitions

liquidambar, sweetgum

Ancestry of “liquidámbar”, step by step

liquidámbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish líquido

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	líquido	liquid
2	Latin	liquidus	liquid, fluid, flowing; clear, transparent,...
3	Latin	liqueō	to be liquid, fluid
4	Proto-Italic	wlikʷēō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	wleykʷ-	moist, to wet

via Spanish ámbar

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	ámbar	amber
2	Andalusian Arabic	عَنْبَر	—
3	Arabic	عَنْبَر	amber; ambergris
4	Middle Persian	ʾmbl	ambergris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wlikʷ-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic wlikʷēō →