Where does “llaviejar” come from?

llaviejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan llavi, from Latin labium, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

llaviejar (Catalan): to move the lips without speaking

Definitions

  1. to move the lips without speaking

Ancestry of “llaviejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanllavilip
2Latinlabiumlip
3Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
4Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
5LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →